Opinion: The lack of a common foreign policy is something the EU can no longer afford
There’s also plenty for Europe to do on the diplomatic front. The European Union needs to stand up for itself in the face of American deficiency or malpractice. On the Israel-Palestine issue, for example, the U.S. has made several dramatic U-turns, from recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and its annexation of the Golan Heights to decreeing that settlements do not violate international law — with far more in store as the U.S.
Iran has been a point of contention between the EU and U.S.in the Donald Trump era | Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images In response, European states have sought to provide Iran with modest economic relief to convince it to remain in the deal and moderate its behavior. But the threat posed by U.S. sanctions has hobbled those efforts.
Europe is caught in several unenviable dilemmas. It can choose to stick with the U.S. despite significant disagreements and feel impotent. It can challenge the U.S. and bear the blowback. Or it can hedge its bets by bolstering ties with competing great powers and make itself vulnerable to exploitation in the process.
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