“Guns, Not Butter!” European Imperialism’s Doomed Attempt at Asserting Its Role in the World - Revolutionary Communists of America

“Guns, Not Butter!” European Imperialism’s Doomed Attempt at Asserting Its Role in the World - Revolutionary Communists of America

It is just six weeks since US Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference in February and told Europe that the decades-old relationship the US had with the old continent was over. Ever since, the European leaders have been frantically running around from one summit to another—from a virtual meeting to a gathering of the “coalition of the willing”—looking in all directions and none at the same time to try and deal with this ma…

In the convulsive and changing world that is shaping Donald Trump’s new presidency, the United States has ceased to be the reliable partner for Europe that was able to project security and confidence on the continent, both economically and politically. Washington has decided to break the transatlantic link and this forces the countries of Europe and the institution that brings together most of them to seek new ways to ensure their survival. To t…