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Westphalian Order Under Siege

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Westphalian Order Under Siege

How does Donald Trump’s rhetoric challenge the foundational Westphalian principles underpinning the Western alliance? Trump’s rhetorical imperialism, seen in his statements on Greenland and Canada, undermines the transatlantic norm of territorial integrity and reveals a shift from collective security to unilateralism. Europe must confront this erosion by pursuing strategic autonomy to uphold the postwar order

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