Europe must pull together or risk being sidelined as Donald Trump signals the end of a postwar transatlantic partnership credited with keeping the peace for the past 70 years, analysts and officials say.
Fears about the US president-elect’s isolationist stance became a reality this week when Trump challenged basic assumptions about the role of an “obsolete” NATO and backed the break-up of the European Union.
The shock was palpable among countries who up to now have considered themselves among Washington’s closest allies but now face a sobering new reality when the billionaire businessman is inaugurated on Friday.
Europe already faces a host of …read more
Source: African news network 7