"We owe it to Trump". The world is turning its back on the US. Expert: this is a great opportunity for the EU

Threats of tariffs from the US president are causing many countries to conclude new agreements with Europe at a record pace. First Mercosur, then India – the world chooses to cooperate with the European Union instead of the United States. An expert who advises the German government explains where the greatest opportunities for the EU lie. “Countries are lining up to make an agreement with us,” says Claudia Schmucker, head of the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and Technology at the German Society for Foreign Policy (DGAP) think tank, in an interview. However, the expert warns against a serious problem.