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Europe Reacts to Trump’s Victory, With Liana Fix and Matthias Matthijs (Transition 2025, Episode 4)

2024/11/26
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Liana Fix认为,德国政府更迭导致欧洲联盟出现领导力真空,阻碍了对特朗普胜选的有效回应。欧洲对特朗普胜选的反应一部分源于对结果的意外和愿望性思维,各国对特朗普胜选的反应存在滞后性,目前才开始思考应对策略。部分乌克兰和波罗的海国家对特朗普胜选抱有希望,认为其可能比拜登政府对乌克兰更有利。奥尔班政府对特朗普胜选感到高兴,但同时可能面临与中国关系的挑战。波兰希望利用与特朗普的良好关系,争取美国核武器部署。欧洲预期特朗普政府将试图促成乌克兰停火,但对停火方式存在担忧,并担心特朗普政府会对俄罗斯采取绥靖政策,对乌克兰不利。欧洲正在为承担更多对乌克兰的财政责任做准备,并寻求在北约框架内加强自身安全。德国新政府可能放松债务限制,为增加国防开支提供财政空间,基民盟与特朗普阵营的关系比之前的执政联盟更好。跨大西洋伙伴关系仍然重要,但需要重新协商安全和经济关系,欧洲需要与美国重新协商安全和经济关系,欧盟将难以继续利用中国作为对美国政策的平衡手段。 Matthias Matthijs认为,欧洲各国对特朗普胜选的反应存在地区差异,西欧对哈里斯的支持度远高于其他地区。法国和英国的执政精英和大部分民众对特朗普胜选感到震惊。英国政府因部分人士公开支持哈里斯而陷入尴尬境地。法国对特朗普胜选的反应是试图再次寻求合作,但缺乏创新思维。欧洲国家对国防开支增加的看法存在差异,东欧国家相对更积极。欧洲需要主要国家推动国防开支增加,并解决其财政可行性问题。法国目前的财政状况限制了其增加国防开支的能力。欧洲需要权衡国防开支增加与其他经济政策之间的关系。欧盟尚未准备好应对特朗普政府可能采取的强硬贸易政策,特朗普政府的贸易政策可能对美国自身也会造成损害。默兹与特朗普可能更容易达成共识,德国可能组建包含绿党的联合政府,这可能会影响其对国防开支的政策。欧盟的数字市场法案可能与美国对大型科技公司的监管方式存在冲突,欧盟在应对美国和中国的经济胁迫方面能力不足。欧盟和美国在经济安全领域可能存在合作空间。美国对欧洲的支持可能正在减少,欧洲需要重新思考自身利益。欧洲需要在未来几年应对一系列危机,并向美国提出新的合作方案。

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The episode begins by discussing the surprise and varied reactions across Europe to Trump's victory. Germany's government collapse added to the leadership vacuum, hindering a unified response. Initial reactions ranged from wishful thinking to a wait-and-see approach, with later strategizing focusing on a comprehensive package to address issues from Ukraine to tariffs.
  • German government collapse post-election
  • Leadership void in EU due to instability in Germany and France
  • Initial surprise and wishful thinking about election results
  • Lack of unified European strategy

Shownotes Transcript

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR and adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and Matthias Matthijs, a senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how governments across Europe are preparing for a second Trump administration. This episode is the fourth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

 

Mentioned on the Episode

 

“A Second China Shock, With Brad Setser),” The President’s Inbox

 

Liana Fix, “NATO and Ukraine: The Peril of Indecision),” Survival

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, “The Ukraine Scenarios),” Foreign Affairs

 

Matthias Matthijs, “Europe’s Leadership Void),” Survival

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/europe-reacts-trumps-victory-liana-fix-and-matthias-matthijs-transition-2025-episode-4)