Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It

Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It

In his first term, President Trump episodically threatened to pull out of NATO, removing the United States as the linchpin of the most successful military alliance in modern times. In his second term, he is trying a different approach: hollowing it out from within. Mr. Trump’s decision to reverse three …

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Trump Elevates Kremlin Talking Points, a Familiar Pattern From His First Term

Trump Elevates Kremlin Talking Points, a Familiar Pattern From His First Term

Last spring, the Kremlin added a new rhetorical weapon to its regular barrages against President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. “We are aware that the legitimacy of the current head of state has expired,” President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said of the Ukrainian leader in May 2024, two months after …

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Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany

Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany

Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conservative businessman who has never been a government minister and was forced out of party leadership years ago for challenging Angela Merkel. As a Christian Democrat and committed trans-Atlanticist, he has been considered a …

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Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

Elon Musk’s role as President Trump’s cost-cutting czar and his immersion in right-wing politics appears to be diverting his attention from Tesla at a perilous moment for the electric car company. Tesla’s car sales fell 1 percent last year even as the global market for electric vehicles grew 25 percent. …

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Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy

Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy

Only a few years ago, Washington was calling Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over its headline-making human rights violations. Western business leaders canceled investments in the kingdom. Celebrities and sports stars took flack for doing events there. With its oil and its regional clout, however, Saudi Arabia proved too useful for …

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European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine

European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France called a second emergency meeting of European allies on Wednesday seeking to recalibrate relations with the United States as President Trump upends international politics by rapidly changing American alliances. Mr. Macron had already assembled a dozen European leaders in Paris on Monday after Mr. Trump …

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