Transatlantic relations seen from Europe Stories of vassalization and the difficulties of a prospective analysis beyond the mandate of Donald Trump

S.E.M. Jean-Pierre VETTOVAGLIA

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Executive summary: The author examines Europe’s transatlantic relations in an environment that is not suitable for prospective analysis. It highlights what it considers to be Europe’s six areas of more or less voluntary vassalisation towards the United States: military, political, economic, industrial, financial, legal and digital vassalization. He concludes with words of wisdom echoed by President Eisenhower and William Fullbright and considerations about the arrogance of power and the reasons for bad faith.

Keywords: Europe, United States, Transatlantic Relations, Prospective Analysis, Donald Trump, Vassalization, NATO, European Union, Military, Politics, Economic, Industrial, Financial, Legal, Digital, Eisenhower, William Fullbright, Power.

Abstract: The author examines transatlantic relations from a European perspective in an environment that is not conducive to forward-looking analyses. He highlights what he considers to be six areas of Europe’s more or less freely consented vassalage to the United States: military, political, economic and industrial, financial and legal, and digital. He concludes with words of wisdom from President Eisenhower and William Fullbright, and considerations on the arrogance of power and the reasons for bad faith.

Keywords: Europe, United States, Transatlantic Relations, Prospective Analysis, Donald Trump, Vassalization, NATO, European Union, Military, Political, Economic, Industrial, Financial, Legal, Digital, Eisenhower, William Fullbright, Power.