Secret Meetings, Private Threats and a Massive Arms Race: How the World is Preparing for Trump(www.politico.com)

posted 9 days ago

In Brussels, NATO officials have devised a plan to lock in long-term military support for Ukraine so that a possible Trump administration can’t get in the way.

In Ankara, Turkish officials have reviewed the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 policy road map for clues into Donald Trump’s designs on Syria.

In Atlanta, Austin and Lincoln, Nebraska, top ministers from Germany and Canada have met with Republican governors to shore up relations on the American right.

And in Washington, Trump’s return is the dominant topic at monthly breakfast meetings of ambassadors from European countries. At one of those meetings, the top envoy from one country asked his colleagues whether they were engaged in a fool’s errand.

“Can we really prepare for Trump?” this person asked, according to another top diplomat. “Or do we rather have to wait and see what the new reality would look like?”

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world

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9 days ago

Planning additional support for Ukraine is a given. I’m surprised there’s no mention of Taiwan or the Philippines in the article. He’ll definitely be pulling out of the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea to give control to Xi.

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