Commentary

As foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland prepare to meet with Trump officials, Ambassador Julianne Smith explains what US actions to acquire the autonomous territory could mean for the United States’ most important alliance.

Europe’s security can no longer be taken for granted. We break down why.

President Donald Trump’s first year back in office changed the tone of US foreign policy. We look back at the moments that stood out.

"In the 20th century, nationalism was the driving force behind the two world wars that destroyed Europe," Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth writes. "Now Trump wants to return it to its prewar domination of European politics."

"The National Security Strategy would suggest [Trump's] not about to come to the primary defense of Ukraine, that he thinks this is clearly Europe's role and Ukraine's role, and there needs to be compromise," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says.

From the exclusion of Europe in outlining a Ukraine peace plan, a continued push against Venezuela, and his embrace of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Trump showed this week that he will disrupt the status quo to deliver on his agenda.

A surge in drone incursions is prompting the EU and NATO to reevaluate their defense systems. Could a drone wall be the answer? Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security Ambassador Julianne Smith weighs in.

This week’s incidents speak to a growing, and concerning, trust deficit between the United States and its closest European ally.   

"The two leaders managed to really marginalize the differences between them and focus on the relationship," Leslie Vinjamuri says.

Britain’s been through Brexit, new leaders, and a new king. What does Trump’s visit reveal about what’s next?