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Is Trump destroying the Western alliance? Will Europe break with USA and ally with China?
38 minutes Posted Feb 1, 2026 at 1:52 pm.
Western alliance & US empire
NATO
Cold War One
Rise of China
Cold War Two
Europe's trade with China
Trump strategy: exploit Europe
Why Trump wants Greenland
Critical minerals & rare earths
End of NATO?
UK PM Keir Starmer visits China
Europe improves China relations
Trump threatens Europe over China
Splits with European Union
German industry
Would a Democrat repair EU ties?
EU trade deal with India
EU agreement with Mercosur
EU trade dependence on USA
UK trade dependence on USA
Canada trade dependence on USA
Canada PM Mark Carney visits China
US military presence in Europe
EU energy dependency
US oil exports to EU
US LNG exports to EU
EU dependence on US technology
Artificial intelligence (AI)
US Big Tech companies
EU card: ASML machines
Will EU dump US financial assets?
European holdings of US assets
US bond market vulnerability
Trump threatens "big retaliation"
INSTEX & US sanctions
Merkel & Macron promised EU army
Strategic autonomy?
Vassals of US empire
Change will be slow
Independence would be good
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As Donald Trump hits the EU with tariffs and threatens to colonize Greenland (an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark), European leaders are improving relations with China and seeking new trade partners. Is this the end of the political West and the transatlantic alliance? Ben Norton explains.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpngJ3tC7Xw
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