US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick didn’t mince his words.
“If you’re going to be dependent on someone, it darned well better be your best allies,” he told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos as he trash-talked globalization, European partners and the forum itself.
America’s allies in Europe – wary of further Russian aggression, shouldering the burden of backing Ukraine and facing an increasingly hostile world order – have come to the same realization.
US President Donald Trump’s designs on the Danish territory of Greenland have forced Europe to confront an uncomfortable question: How much do they need Washington’s money, military might and ultimately…