Biweekly News Digest

The ACG brings its members a compilation of timely analyses and opinion pieces on transatlantic issues. Articles are then posted to the website the following week. (January 23, 2026)

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Europe Confronts Trump: Greenland, Power Politics, and the Transatlantic Shock To Protect Greenland, Europe Kicks Into High Gear – Michele Barbero, Foreign Policy Hat dieser Mann denn keine Redenschreiber? – Jens Münchrath, Handelsblatt Trump ist eine Aufgabe, die zu groß für einen deutschen Kanzler ist – Daniel Brössler, Süddeutsche Zeitung Europa und Trump in der Schicksalswoche: Hart in der Sache, versöhnlich im Ton – Christoph von Marschall, Der Tagesspiegel Trump’s Greenland Speech Leaves Europe Worried (And Confused) – Gabriel Gavin, Politico EU Europe In A New Imperial Age – Javi López, IPS ‘Our American Dream Is Dead’: EU Concedes Trump Is Not On Its Side – Zoya Sheftalovich, Politico EU Why Is America Dismantling the Western Alliance? – BloombergTrade War or Strategic Autonomy? Europe’s Tariff Dilemma Trump’s Tariff Threat Leaves Europe with a Choice: Fight Back or Cease to Matter – Georg Riekeles, The Guardian A ‘Trade Bazooka’, Tariffs and a World Cup Boycott: How Europe Can Hit Back At Trump Over Greenland – Craig Hoyle, The IndependentNATO and Security NATO May Not Survive the Trump Era – Ivan Krastev, TIME The Greenland Episode Must Be a Lesson for Europe and NATO – Sophia Besch, Carnegie Europe Europe Has to Solve Its Defense Problem. Now. – Bloomberg Europe Needs a New Security Framework – Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate Iran in Crisis Enttäuschte Hoffnung im Iran: Warum die Erwartungen so oft trügen – Christoph von Marschall, Der Tagesspiegel Why Iran’s Crisis Is Russia’s Problem – Arash Beidollahkhani, IPS How Europe Can Help Iranians Break the Internet Shutdown – Ellie Geranmayeh and Giorgos Verdi, European Council on Foreign Relations Mercosur and the Politics of European Protectionism Ein paar Prinzipienreiter geben die EU der Lächerlichkeit preis – Jan Diesteldorf, Süddeutsche Zeitung Trump’s Army of Farmers – John Clarke, Euractiv