The attitude of United States towards theEurope Remember more and more the famous fairy tale of the frog and Scorpio. The European Union, in its perennial search for an autonomous role on the international scene, lends itself to ferrying American interests, hoping not to be sacrificed in the process. But, as the fairy tale teaches, the Scorpio, by its nature, will always end up stinging the frog, even at the cost of sinking with her.
Donald Trumpwith his declaration of wanting to decide peace between Russia And Ukraine Bypassing the EU, it proves it once again: for Washington, Europe is useful until it obeys, but irrelevant when he tries to really count. Since the beginning of the conflict, Brussels has faithfully followed the American line, between sanctions, military supplies and belliginal rhetoric, in the hope of obtaining recognition as a geopolitical actor. The result? No influence on peace negotiations and bitter awareness that, when the time comes to treat (and to count), The United States do not ask for permission And they place us in front of the accomplished fact.
Conversely, when it comes to proposing duties on our products or new and unsustainable military expenses for NATO, Europe returns to the agenda again. The US ignore us when it comes to peace (in our home courtyard), but they remind us when it comes to paying the bill, and thank goodness that, in this lap, Trump seems interested in Greenland and not, to say, to Sardinia.
In this unbalanced game, However, America remains the least worst partner as possible: Economic and military dependence is a fact, and alternatives – that they are called China or Russia – are certainly no longer reassuring. But, as the fairy tale teaches, a Scorpio always remains a Scorpio, and it would be time for the frog to learn to swim on its own.
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