As Donald Trump hits the EU with tariffs and threatens to colonize Greenland (an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark), European leaders are improving relations with China and seeking new trade partners. Is this the end of the political West and the transatlantic alliance? Ben Norton explains.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpngJ3tC7Xw
Topics
0:00 Western alliance & US empire
0:59 NATO
2:04 Cold War One
2:42 Rise of China
4:20 Cold War Two
5:11 Europe's trade with China
5:33 Trump strategy: exploit Europe
6:55 Why Trump wants Greenland
8:18 Critical minerals & rare earths
9:37 End of NATO?
10:28 UK PM Keir Starmer visits China
11:07 Europe improves China relations
11:39 Trump threatens Europe over China
12:26 Splits with European Union
13:10 German industry
14:44 Would a Democrat repair EU ties?
15:46 EU trade deal with India
16:25 EU agreement with Mercosur
17:06 EU trade dependence on USA
17:50 UK trade dependence on USA
18:13 Canada trade dependence on USA
19:04 Canada PM Mark Carney visits China
19:33 US military presence in Europe
21:02 EU energy dependency
21:38 US oil exports to EU
22:06 US LNG exports to EU
23:41 EU dependence on US technology
25:52 Artificial intelligence (AI)
26:35 US Big Tech companies
27:05 EU card: ASML machines
28:09 Will EU dump US financial assets?
28:54 European holdings of US assets
29:56 US bond market vulnerability
30:58 Trump threatens "big retaliation"
32:30 INSTEX & US sanctions
34:12 Merkel & Macron promised EU army
35:02 Strategic autonomy?
35:37 Vassals of US empire
36:40 Change will be slow
37:33 Independence would be good
38:26 Outro
