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Europe Divided: Competing Visions for U.S. Engagement

3/13/2026

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Europe faces deep fractures in public opinion over how to engage with the new U.S. administration.
Two competing visions of international order drive the debate: a universalist progressive ideology and cosmopolitan regionalism.
The emerging model could shape the EU and the global system.
The EU expansion rested on the flawed assumption that convergence would create cultural unity, leading to resentment over imposed regulations and loss of autonomy.

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Story summary

Europe faces deep fractures in public opinion over how to engage with the new U.S. administration.
Two competing visions of international order drive the debate: a universalist progressive ideology and cosmopolitan regionalism.
The emerging model could shape the EU and the global system.
The EU expansion rested on the flawed assumption that convergence would create cultural unity, leading to resentment over imposed regulations and loss of autonomy.