What Comes After ‘the West’ and Where Now for Europe?

The fracturing of ‘the West’ is not new. But its speed of collapse in the last few days and weeks is extraordinary.

Following Trump’s phone call with Putin just last Wednesday, vice-president Vance, defence secretary Hegseth, and Trump’s Ukraine envoy Kellogg have together been busy both aiming to dictate what happens in peace talks with Ukraine and telling the rest of Europe, apart from Ukraine, that they cannot have a seat at the negotiating table but must supply troops and support once a deal is done with Russia.… Read More »