US-Europe relations

THE BROAD VIEW

AI has granted America vast new power

Its government is now the gatekeeper to frontier models – and most compute

Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi in May. India is still part of this bloc with the US, Australia and Japan, but runs its own foreign policy when its interests do not align with Washington's.

What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?

Countries are staying within US-led security and economic orders, but want wiggle room in their participation

US President Donald Trump (right) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after a trade deal was agreed in Turnberry, Scotland in 2025.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Turnberry deal won’t fix transatlantic trade. But it’s a start

Despite lopsided terms and political friction, the US-EU deal can help prevent another inflationary spiral

When different tariffs are levied on similar goods originating in different countries, the price differences can significantly distort international trade patterns.

The coming vote for Europe’s soul

European lawmakers should not ratify the trade agreement with the Trump administration

The internal EU deal should bring some calm to the world’s largest trading relationship, with an annual exchange of US$2 trillion in goods and services.

EU paves way to finalise US trade deal and avoid Trump tariff hike

The bloc agree on reinforced suspension provisions, sunset clause

German Chancellor Merz at the White House with President Trump on Mar 3. For decades, many Asian militaries have counted on European manufacturers, including Germany’s ThyssenKrupp, as serious and reliable partners.
OPINION

Whose problem? The looming US-Europe divorce is Asia’s headache too

As transatlantic ties fray, a Europe scrambling for self-reliance may prove as ‘me-first’ as the US

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (May 8) he set the new deadline after speaking with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Trump gives EU until Jul 4 to ratify trade deal with US or face ‘much higher’ tariffs

The announcement comes after the EU fails to finalise its long-delayed trade deal during overnight talks

European Union lawmakers are now negotiating with capitals over final amendments to the trade agreement, including a potential expiry date.

US to adopt 25% car levy soon unless EU clears trade deal

President Donald Trump is accusing the bloc of taking too long to ratify the agreement

The drawdown comes after Trump's spat with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has questioned Washington’s exit strategy in the Middle East.

Trump’s planned US troop drawdown from Germany questioned by allies at home, in Nato

Nato said it was working with the US to understand the details of the decision

European confidence in American leadership is at an all-time low; more people in Spain, Italy, France and Germany now regard the US as a threat than a “close ally”, a poll shows.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Are Europe and America headed for divorce?

For now, the two sides remain locked in an unhappy marriage