Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Europe Adjusts to Shifting US Relations
Europe is figuring out how to deal with the United States because things have changed.
The EU's top foreign policy person, Kaja Kallas, said that Europe is no longer the most important thing to the US, and this change is not temporary.
Europe still wants to be friends with the US, but it needs to adjust to the new situation.
Kaja Kallas also said that NATO, the military alliance, needs to become more European to stay strong.
Europe is thinking about how to handle this change and what to do next.
Europe is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
The shift in US-EU relations is structural, not temporary, requiring Europe to adapt to new realities.
The EU still seeks strong transatlantic ties and considers the US an ally.
NATO needs to become more European to maintain its strength, according to Kallas.
European leaders are grappling with how to adjust to President Donald Trump’s approach to the transatlantic relationship.
- Who
- European Union leaders and foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas
- What
- Europe is reassessing its relationship with the US under President Donald Trump's policies
- When
- The immediate challenge is for the next several years, with long-term implications
- Where
- Europe and the United States
- Why
- To adapt to the structural shift in US-EU relations and Trump's approach to the transatlantic relationship
- Primary Category
- GOVERNMENT
- Secondary Category
- International Relations
- Tertiary Category
- European Union
- Quaternary Category
- US Relations
