Trump evita l’Europa e la sua industria della difesa cerca di capitalizzare

European weapons makers are thriving as the continent ramps up its defense industry in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and shifting U.S. policies under President Trump. As Europe moves away from relying on American military support, countries are investing heavily in domestic arms production, boosting demand for jets like the Eurofighter and encouraging pension funds and investors to support defense companies. This marks a major cultural and economic shift for Europe, which prioritized social programs after the Cold War but now sees defense spending as essential for peace and sovereignty.

If the next U.S. president(I don’t care who it will be, even from the Democratic Party) wants to send more troops to the EU or even placing more B-61s, I wish to see those people from the Pentagon to beg at Brussels.

It’s funny how the U.S. has ceased to think long-term.

In 10-15 years, when Trump has died and his followers either proclaim Barron the third coming of Jesus or start eating each other, I’m going to have a hearty laugh when I see the american diplomats coming over to sell themselves.

You just provided a great example – even to your staunchest allies – on how your State cannot be trusted anymore.

At a time when authoritarian regimes are testing the limits of the international order, the U.S. seems oddly committed to alienating its closest allies with a combo platter of tariffs, tech restrictions, and diplomatic side-eyes. It’s like watching someone torch their own life raft because they’re convinced they can outswim the ocean.

The recent wave of protectionist policies, from tariff threats on European goods to the Inflation Reduction Act’s America-first subsidies, hasn’t just irked allies, it’s undermined decades of trust and economic interdependence. In strategic terms, it’s a bit like pulling the battery out of your GPS because you think you’ll “feel your way” through the storm.

Meanwhile, China is deepening ties across the Global South, Russia is sowing chaos wherever it can, and the U.S. is telling Europe to spend more on defense while simultaneously slapping tariffs on their steel. That’s not leadership… that’s mixed messaging with a hint of economic self-harm.

Here’s the kicker: Western alliances are one of the U.S.’s biggest force multipliers. Alienating partners who share your values, your tech standards, and your intelligence networks isn’t just short-sighted. It’s strategically self-defeating. The U.S. didn’t win the Cold War through tariffs. It won it through alliances, multilateralism, and shared prosperity.

So if the goal is to counter rising autocracies and defend liberal democracies, maybe, just maybe, torching the transatlantic bridge isn’t the masterstroke some think it is.

This statement alone means Trump has not the US military industrial complex behind him. And if he doesn’t have them, they are against him. Good luck to him, lmao

Trump is under the impression that the US has bailed out europe in the past.

With the “old” NATO organisation the US has taken the lead in the security of europe. Not because europe is weak, but we know very well what destructive powers a militarized europe can have. Within the “old” NATO it was prevented that european countries would develop their own nucleair arsenals.

Imagine what would happen if WW2 happend 20 years later and was playedout with nucleair weapons.

The problem is that Trump perceives the absence of power as weakness.

The second problem is that Trump is amplifying the nationalistic sentiments that lead to WW1 and WW2 in the first place.

I am sure that Europe can build its own defense, it own IMC and make every type of weapon we need to defend ourself. It may take a couple of years before we have no depenency on US industry and weapons, but all our military budgets are going to be spend in Europe and less in the US.