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Weekly 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. (December 9, 2025)

U.S. National Security Strategy and Transatlantic Tensions
Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy Takes Aim at Europe – Marek Magierowski, National Interest
Awake Now? The US and Europe – Edward Lucas, CEPA
Wovon zur Hölle reden die? – Hubert Wetzel, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Trump’s Unserious — But Dangerous — National Security Strategy – Ivo Daalder, America Abroad
Does Europe Finally Realize It’s Alone? – Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Policy
America First, Europe Fourth – Leonard A. Schuette, War on the Rocks
The Quiet Rebalance in Transatlantic Intelligence – Brian O’ Neill, Just Security

NATO, Defense Capabilities, and Europe’s Military Readiness
German Rearmament Still Needs Critical US Hardware – Eliot Wilson, The Hill
Exclusive: US Sets 2027 Deadline for Europe-Led NATO Defense, Officials Say – Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
The Atlantic Alliance: Diverging Interests, Converging Policies – Jonathan Caverley and Ethan B. Kapstein, IISS

Germany’s Social and Economic Policy Challenges
Health Inequality in Germany – Axel Börsch-Supan, et al., National Bureau of Economic Research
Key Points of Germany’s Bill to Raise Pensions – Maria Martinez, ReutersEurope, Ukraine, and Geopolitical Leverage
Can Europe Push China To Help End Russia’s War In Ukraine? – Zoriana Stepanenko and Reid Standish, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Europe’s Fateful Moment – Edward Luce, Financial Times
Here’s How EU Capitals Would Divvy Up Ukraine Loan Backstop Under €210B Frozen Assets Plan – Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Politico EU

Democratic Integrity and U.S. Interference Concerns in Europe
Watch Out Europe, Trump Is Coming For Your Elections Next – Tim Ross, Politico EU
European Council President Warns US Not to Interfere in Europe’s Affairs – Jon Henley, The Guardian

Europe-China Relations and Germany‘s Positioning
Deutschland wird in Peking als Land im Abstieg wahrgenommen – Sina-Maria Schweikle, Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Germany’s Wadephul Pushes for Fair Trade in China – Mahima Kapoor, Deutsche Welle