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Is the alliance between Europe and America over?

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Trump's threat to take Greenland exposes a deep crack in the US-Europe alliance, forcing leaders to rethink their strategy.
This episode analyzes the growing rift between the US and Europe, triggered by Trump's remarks on Greenland and Mark Carney's speech declaring the end of the rules-based international order. It explores how middle powers like Canada and the EU might unite to reduce dependence on the US, while examining China's opportunistic stance and broader geopolitical implications.

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A steady briefing on Western strain and the opening it creates.

Donald Trump's Greenland rhetoric and Mark Carney's declaration that the global system is over give this episode its sharpest edge. Bernice Harrison and Dennis Staunton use that moment to ask the practical question beneath the headlines: what Europe does when dependence on the…

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