Gilbert Doctorow: Trump Outmaneuvers Europe
with Prof. Glenn Diesen
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Gilbert Doctorow about America’s efforts to end the Ukraine War and reduce its presence in Europe. The British and French are the main countries that can disrupt America’s plans, and Trump thus hosted both Macron and Starmer in Washington. While the Europeans want US security guarantees to get the US entangled and prolong the war, Trump has aimed to soften the position of the UK with an offer of a possible trade agreement. An agreement has to be reached with Russia soon as the Ukrainian army is collapsing, and then Russia will be in a much more favourable position. Trump offers an end to NATO expansion, territorial concessions, and no security guarantees for Ukraine because the war has been lost. Russia seemingly prefers a political agreement with the US that addresses the cause of the war, which was the failure to reach a mutually acceptable post-Cold War settlement to replace aggressive bloc politics.
About a trade deal between Britain and the US. Britain has a big trade deficit with the US, can't see why Trump would bother slapping tariffs on it. Trump will be the gainer from any trade deal because it is more than likely to consolidate the process whereby the NHS has been opened up to US health insurance firms and other private health companies.
Which part of Trump and Putin trying to come to a post-Cold War architecture for a durable peace in Europe (PEACE IN EUROPE: UNDERSTAND?) do you dumbarse Brits not like, and why?
No don't even bother replying. I'm not interested. I'd get more sense out of my horse.