'The guardrails are gone': Full throttle as Europe tries to Trump-proof itself

27/10/2024 06:41 France 24

Last time Donald Trump sat in the White House, he pulled the US out of a host of UN agencies and international agreements – including the Paris agreement and the Iran nuclear deal – even threatening to withdraw from NATO. But back then there were still career civil servants on his staff who acted as the “adults in the room” and a war was not being waged on European soil. Ahead of his possible return, Europe is rushing to "Trump-proof" itself.

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