• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Anxiety Grips America’s European Allies Over Election

by Leadership News
8 months ago
in Foreign News
america
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

The United States’ European allies are bracing for an America that may be less interested in their affairs irrespective of who wins the presidential election – and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Advertisement

The election comes nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in which Washington has made the single biggest contribution to Kyiv’s defence. There are question marks over whether that would continue under Trump, and how committed he would be to NATO allies in general.

A win by Vice President Kamala Harris could be expected to bring a continuation of current policy, though with Republican opposition and growing war fatigue among the US public there are concerns in Europe that support would wane.

Trump’s appetite for imposing tariffs on US partners also is causing worry in a Europe already struggling with sluggish economic growth. But it’s not just the possibility of a second Trump presidency that has the continent anxious about tougher times ahead.

The AP noted that the European officials believe US priorities lie elsewhere, no matter who wins. The Middle East is top of President Joe Biden’s list right now, but the long-term priority is China.

RELATED

Trump Surveys Texas Flood Damage With 120 Dead, 160 Missing

Trump Surveys Texas Flood Damage With 120 Dead, 160 Missing

13 hours ago
US Vetoes Call For ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ In Gaza

Visa Cut Not Linked To Reforms, Diplomatic Tensions, Says US Embassy

13 hours ago

“The centrality of Europe to US foreign policy is different than it was in Biden’s formative years,” said Rachel Tausendfreund, a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin. “And in that way, it is true that Biden is the last trans-Atlantic president.”

The US will continue to pivot toward Asia, she said. “That means Europe has to step up. Europe has to become a more capable partner and also become more capable of managing its own security area.”

Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, remarked when he signed a new defence pact with NATO ally Britain that the US will focus more on the Indo-Pacific region, “so it is only a question of, will they do much less in Europe because of that or only a little bit less.”

Ian Lesser, a distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels, said that “above all, Europe is looking for predictability from Washington,” and that’s in short supply in a turbulent world in which any administration will face other demands on its attention. “But the potential for disruption is clearly greater in the case of a potential Trump administration.”

“There is an assumption of essential continuity” under Harris that’s probably well-founded, he said, with many people who have shaped policy under Biden likely to remain. “It’s very much the known world, even if the strategic environment produces uncertainties of its own.”


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel



Tags: United States of America
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

States Harris, Trump Need To Win In Electoral College Votes

Next Post

Over 66m People Already Cast Their Votes

Leadership News

Leadership News

You May Like

Trump Surveys Texas Flood Damage With 120 Dead, 160 Missing
Foreign News

Trump Surveys Texas Flood Damage With 120 Dead, 160 Missing

2025/07/12
US Vetoes Call For ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ In Gaza
Foreign News

Visa Cut Not Linked To Reforms, Diplomatic Tensions, Says US Embassy

2025/07/12
Mexico Unveils Support For Potential US Deportees As Trump Takes Over White House
Foreign News

Trump Threatens 35% Tariff On Canadian Exports

2025/07/11
How To Erode Putin’s War-making Ability, Give Reliefs To Ukrainian Forces
Foreign News

Putin Launches Fresh Strikes On Kyiv Amid Trump Criticism

2025/07/10
Investigators Make Fresh Move To Arrest Impeached South Korean President
Foreign News

Again, South Korea’s Ousted President Yeol Detained Over Martial Law Declaration

2025/07/10
Linda Yaccarino Steps Down As Elon Musk’s X CEO
Foreign News

Linda Yaccarino Steps Down As Elon Musk’s X CEO

2025/07/09
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Gov Eno’s Defection Major Blow To PDP In South-South, Says Aide

Voting Begins In Lagos Local Gov’t Polls

Anglican Church Bans Use Of Pulpit For Political Campaigns

Welfare: Doctors Set July 21 To Begin Indefinite Nationwide Strike

Gov Sanwo-Olu Applauds Peaceful Conduct Of Lagos LG Polls

Imo Gov’t Orders Herders Out Of Owerri Streets  

‘Govs Defecting To APC Will Work Against You’, Primate Ayodele Warns Tinubu

Katsina Gov Orders Suspension Of Key Officials Over Reformatory Torture Case

NDDC Marks 25th Anniversary With Arts, Culture Parade

NLC, NSITF Fight Over Ownership Of Abuja Land

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.