G7 allies quietly build economic safeguards against a less reliable United States

The New YorkerEuropean leaders have shifted from managing Trump to actively hedging against him, developing independent defense frameworks and trade arrangements that reduce dependence on American institutions. The Washington Post reported that allies at the Évian summit are planning for a world where US leadership is unreliable. Separately, Trump allies are quietly pursuing the largely symbolic expungement of his two presidential impeachments, while lobbyists and investors continue pushing a Greenland acquisition.