Yet, there are common overlapping themes among Europe’s populists that are also present in Trump’s playbook.
“As we know, any kind of peace agreement on Putin’s terms would be terrible for Ukraine and terrible for European security,” Van Rij stresses.
“Trump’s reelection purely underscores all of that.”‘Warm air of historical righteousness’Overall, Van Rij sees “a lot of convergence in thinking” between Trump and some of Europe’s populist parties.
Van Rij says France would therefore be disproportionately hard-hit by Trump’s America First trade policy.
“China is seen as arch enemy number one by some in the Republican party, and Trump shares that view,” Van Rij says.
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