WILL THIS BE A

European
Moment?

In a precarious position between Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America, the continent can remain a pole in the emerging multipolar world if it meets the challenges it is placing in its own way, writes Simon Nixon

One of the ironies of Brexit is that, nine years after the vote to leave the European Union, the UK’s relationship with the rest of the continent arguably matters more than it did when it was a member.

From defence to trade, energy and migration – many of the biggest challenges facing the country can only be resolved through close cooperation with our neighbours. Those challenges have only grown more acute since Donald Trump returned to the White House.

As the US President embraces Russia’s Vladimir Putin and abandons Ukraine, the UK finds itself scrambling alongside its European allies to try to shore up the continent’s security.

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