Article
Tracing the Trajectory of Transatlantic Ties: Dealing with Trump 2.0

By : Shreya Sinha

Page No: 229-246

Abstract
Trump 2.0 is seen as Europe’s biggest challenge with a potential to cause an upheaval across the Atlantic, while radically revisiting the transatlantic stance on support for Ukraine and engagement with NATO, European economy and trade issues, the China factor and diplomatic engagement. This paper attempts to trace the trajectory of transatlantic relations while critically assessing Trump’s hyperbolic nationalism and its implications for Europe. The first part of this paper examines its impact on the European security architecture while discussing the ramifications on Ukrainian security in light of the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump’s potential withdrawal from NATO and the weakening of transatlantic security cooperation. The second part of the paper maps Europe’s economic apocalypse in light of Trump’s tariffs and the great power competition between the United States and China. The third part of the paper critically analyses Trump’s global diplomacy and the European Union’s need for strengthening its strategic autonomy.

Author:
Dr. Shreya Sinha is an Associate Fellow at Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. She holds a PhD from the Centre for European Studies, SIS, JNU. She was previously a guest lecturer at the Department of Political Science, St. Stephen's College and a DAAD Scholar at the Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
 

DOI: http://doi.org/10.32381/NS.2025.08.02.8