Eighteen months into his second U.S. presidential term, Donald Trump has profoundly altered the country’s relationships with its transatlantic allies. His administration's rhetoric toward partners has been corrosive, and its policies erratic, collectively undermining the foundational post–World War II settlement and the post–Cold War security architecture in unprecedented ways, even compared to his first term.
Specifically, Trump has denigrated NATO, threatened to annex its members’ territory, potentially violated international law, withdrawn defense aid for Ukraine, politicized intelligence, and halted routine troop deployments to Poland. These actions have severely hemorrhaged the cohesion and strategic stability of the transatlantic alliance, fostering a deep crisis between Washington and Europe that challenges decades of established international cooperation and collective defense mechanisms.
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