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“ China may view Biden as the “lesser of two evils,” said Glaser, of the German Marshall Fund, but Beijing likely sees benefits in Trump’s antagonism toward allies and partners — particularly in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.”
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June 23, 2024
“ Mr Stoltenberg was similarly dubbed the “Trump whisperer” for his ability to manage the prickly American president when he threatened to pull the US out of Nato. If Trump returns, Nato’s head will need to demonstrate shrewd political instincts and supreme coaxing skills. “Assuming it’s him, Rutte will bring stability and predictability. He’ll bring access, he’ll bring credibility on both sides of the Atlantic,” says Dr Lesser.”
“ The enormous youth movement that had buoyed the Greens to win one in five votes in Germany five years ago has been punctured by being part of the governing coalition. “The party can’t please the younger progressive voters who they want to welcome into the fold and, at the same time, appease moderate voters who are wealthier,” said Sudha David-Wilp, a regional director at the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund.”
“ Bret Schafer, a propaganda expert at the advocacy group Alliance for Securing Democracy, points out that in 2016 “nobody was communicating particularly well, so those silos led to us missing things. And now, for different reasons, those silos have been built back up again.””
“ “The EU’s approach to China will not see any big changes for now, after the elections, as the center parties will continue to become more realistic … [But] if Trump wins the U.S. election, the EU’s polarization on China policy is likely to grow,” said Gunnar Wiegand, a retired top EU diplomat on Asia, who’s now a fellow at the German Marshall Fund think tank.”
“ But discontent with the government, a strong base in East Germany (the AfD took the lead in all five states in the EU vote) and the recent attack on the official have likely propelled the AfD forward, David-Wilp said. "They are not going to disappear from the German political landscape anytime soon," she added.”
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