All Hail King Donald ??
It’s time we face the music.
The era of rules-based international order is over — and we should embrace our fate.
The world’s richest democracy is making it very clear: sovereignty is negotiable, alliances are optional, and the only thing that really matters is what one man feels on any given day.
After all, who needs boring, outdated concepts like international law, multilateral cooperation, or predictable foreign policy when we can simply crown Trump the rightful king of the free world and let him run global affairs the way he’s always wanted — by gut instinct, grievance, and a gold-plated iPhone while he chats with his Gold Card friends?
If he wants Canada, he can have it.
If Europe wants to stay independent, it should probably learn how to build tanks. And if Ukraine still hopes for support, they should definitely start investigating Hunter Biden and sign away their natural wealth.
That’s the deal — take it or leave it.
Obviously, absolutely not.
This isn’t a joke, though the absurdity of it is hard to ignore.
What’s happening right now is more than just the return of Trump—it’s the systematic dismantling of the world order built since 1945. Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance of every Western election. The Middle East simmers on the edge of full-scale regional war.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is flirting with imperial fantasies — making it very clear that this administration won’t just turn away from its allies, but actively reshape the world into one where might makes right.
What’s left of Europe’s complacency should have been shattered by now.
The reality is this: nobody is coming to save us.
If we want to preserve anything — democracy, self-determination, or even the basic idea that smaller nations have the right to exist — Europe needs to stand up and claim its own role in the world.
That means investing in our own defense. It means building our own digital infrastructure. It means competing in technology, media, and the very systems that shape the public sphere — without waiting for permission or protection.
What comes next is up to those who decide to build.
I want to know what you think about all of this.
Christos
Managing Director of Mayelin Consultancy S.à r.l.
1 周I consider it as an awakening of Europe. We need to stand up and defend our values on our own. The silver lining hopefully, is that we reinforce our union. What worries me is however that there are so many other issues that Europe and the World urgently needs to tackle and that energy and finances will not be available for many of these issues now.
Public Policy Senior Consultant | Team Leader | Founder and Owner of CPR Consulting
1 周I’ve been telling people around me for a long time that we shouldn’t take anything for granted. NOTHING is definite and much like a personal relationship, if we don’t look after our democracies, our way of life, and/or our values, someone else will. This 180° turn in US’s position is abrupt and honestly unexpected. But we could have done a better job in Europe and now, more than ever, we need to gather around the European project and define what the next years (4 at least) are going to be. What is happening is very disappointing, but I hope it give us the strength to reborn and to regroup to meet the European citizen’s expectations of maintaining our way of life, territory and core values.