"Countries are increasingly settling aside old grudges to lessen their reliance on Washington. As Donald Trump continues to unleash havoc on allies and trading partners, countries are scrambling to forge new alliances and mend broken ones as they try to shield themselves from a mercurial American president. The past few months have seen a flurry of diplomatic moves by governments seeking to lessen their reliance on the United States, including among countries that had long nursed grudges against one another."
"Many US allies, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, won't decouple from the US the US is too important, especially for security but they are all looking for a US-plus strategy to minimise risk, Nadjibulla said. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to travel to Australia after the Munich Security Conference this weekend to push through a trade and security deal that has been in the works since 2018."
Countries are settling aside old grudges and forging new alliances to lessen reliance on Washington. Many governments are diversifying economic and security partnerships to shield themselves from an unpredictable American presidency. US allies, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, will not fully decouple from the United States because of security ties, but they are pursuing US-plus strategies to minimise risk. The European Union is advancing trade and security pacts with Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, India and Mercosur members. Disruption of the global trading system under Donald Trump has accelerated cooperation among middle powers. Economic stability is increasingly treated as a matter of national survival.
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