Chris Herrmann
@cwherrmann.bsky.social
US Programme Coordinator @ECFR.eu
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Trump had already established his ideological undertone during his 2017 Warsaw speech, which warned of a West “under siege”. Now Trump’s plan to transform Europe in his image is well underway, writes @cwherrmann.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/45zTvLd
https://bit.ly/45zTvLd
Trump’s quest to transform the West
The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its perception of Western values and impose conditional bilateral partnerships.
ecfr.eu
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Trump had already established his ideological undertone during his 2017 Warsaw speech, which warned of a West “under siege”. Now Trump’s plan to transform Europe in his image is well underway, writes @cwherrmann.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/45zTvLd
https://bit.ly/45zTvLd
"The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its perception of Western values and impose conditional bilateral partnerships."
Read my latest piece for @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Read my latest piece for @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Trump’s quest to transform the West
The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its perception of Western values and impose conditional bilateral partnerships.
ecfr.eu
August 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its perception of Western values and impose conditional bilateral partnerships."
Read my latest piece for @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Read my latest piece for @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/trum...
Uh oh. Peter Navarro must have had an early morning at the White House.
Make sure to read @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social on the cards that Europe has in this game of high stakes hold 'em. (link in thread)
Make sure to read @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social on the cards that Europe has in this game of high stakes hold 'em. (link in thread)
May 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Uh oh. Peter Navarro must have had an early morning at the White House.
Make sure to read @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social on the cards that Europe has in this game of high stakes hold 'em. (link in thread)
Make sure to read @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social on the cards that Europe has in this game of high stakes hold 'em. (link in thread)
1/Over two presidential terms, Donald Trump has used threats to intimidate his adversaries and mostly only employed force against his weaker victims. This pattern of bullying provides an insight into his future decision-making. @jyshapiro.bsky.social @ecfr.eu
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
1/Over two presidential terms, Donald Trump has used threats to intimidate his adversaries and mostly only employed force against his weaker victims. This pattern of bullying provides an insight into his future decision-making. @jyshapiro.bsky.social @ecfr.eu
"America is not looking to make the world safe for democracy, protect Ukrainian sovereignty or seek a new transatlantic balance in providing for European security. It is pursuing an aura of peace and a new deal with Russia."
Read our new piece here for @ecfr.eu: ecfr.eu/article/the-...
Read our new piece here for @ecfr.eu: ecfr.eu/article/the-...
The art of the peace deal: What the Trump administration wants from the Russia-Ukraine negotiations
Trump is keen to trade US involvement in Ukraine for a vision of a new Russian-American order
ecfr.eu
April 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"America is not looking to make the world safe for democracy, protect Ukrainian sovereignty or seek a new transatlantic balance in providing for European security. It is pursuing an aura of peace and a new deal with Russia."
Read our new piece here for @ecfr.eu: ecfr.eu/article/the-...
Read our new piece here for @ecfr.eu: ecfr.eu/article/the-...
New video out! @jyshapiro.bsky.social joined Johnny Harris to talk about proxy wars and what makes the war in Ukraine different.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJn...
The New Way Nations are Fighting (and why it matters)
YouTube video by Johnny Harris
www.youtube.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New video out! @jyshapiro.bsky.social joined Johnny Harris to talk about proxy wars and what makes the war in Ukraine different.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJn...
Listen to @jyshapiro.bsky.social on the most recent episode of Pod Save the World
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Call of Duty: Dumbass Group Chat
Podcast Episode · Pod Save the World · 03/26/2025 · 1h 33m
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March 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Listen to @jyshapiro.bsky.social on the most recent episode of Pod Save the World
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The Europeans do indeed hold cards when it comes to the US and the Trump Administration. @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social digs in to explain what they are and how effective they might be if played in the coming months in his new brief. Read it here and share your thoughts! @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relations it has ways of retaliating…
ecfr.eu
March 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Europeans do indeed hold cards when it comes to the US and the Trump Administration. @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social digs in to explain what they are and how effective they might be if played in the coming months in his new brief. Read it here and share your thoughts! @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/publication/...
Jamieson Greer is set to be confirmed today as Trump's USTR. Read Majda Ruge's latest piece that details what he will bring to the US-EU trade relationship. @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/faci...
ecfr.eu/article/faci...
Facing Trump’s tariff war: A defensive blueprint for the EU
Trump and his cabinet hold divergent views on the use and purpose of tariffs. The EU needs a robust defence of its interests on all fronts
ecfr.eu
February 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Jamieson Greer is set to be confirmed today as Trump's USTR. Read Majda Ruge's latest piece that details what he will bring to the US-EU trade relationship. @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/faci...
ecfr.eu/article/faci...
"Trump has shifted the US government from a technocratic policy process to a factional policy process... It is by design opaque, redundant, and contradictory. But elections have consequences, and this is one of them." @jyshapiro.bsky.social
blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...
blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...
How the Trump administration makes foreign policy decisions
The Technocratic versus Factional Processes
blueblaze.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Trump has shifted the US government from a technocratic policy process to a factional policy process... It is by design opaque, redundant, and contradictory. But elections have consequences, and this is one of them." @jyshapiro.bsky.social
blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...
blueblaze.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...
"Europeans need to stop asking why the Americans cut them out and demonstrate that they need to be cut in. They need to show not just that they have assets, but that they can strategically deploy (or withhold) them as part of a negotiation." - @jyshapiro.bsky.social
ecfr.eu/article/lett...
ecfr.eu/article/lett...
Letter from Washington: Why Trump ignores Europe
Donald Trump has effectively ignored Europeans in his plan for negotiations over the war in Ukraine. In searching for a reason, Europeans must face the uncomfortable truth: they simply aren’t importan...
ecfr.eu
February 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Europeans need to stop asking why the Americans cut them out and demonstrate that they need to be cut in. They need to show not just that they have assets, but that they can strategically deploy (or withhold) them as part of a negotiation." - @jyshapiro.bsky.social
ecfr.eu/article/lett...
ecfr.eu/article/lett...
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It’s not just that the salute was so obviously Nazi. It’s that everything we know about Elon suggests he would do something like this www.vox.com/politics/396...
Elon Musk doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt
Elon Musk’s Nazi trolling exposes the collapse of America’s guardrails against some of history’s foulest ideas.
www.vox.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It’s not just that the salute was so obviously Nazi. It’s that everything we know about Elon suggests he would do something like this www.vox.com/politics/396...
"Trump makes a tremendous number of forceful threats and executes very little of them. Largely, he is a Chickenhawk. He is quite afraid of war and quite proud of the fact that he hasn't committed the US to wars."
- @jyshapiro.bsky.social on Decoding Geopolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRj...
- @jyshapiro.bsky.social on Decoding Geopolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRj...
Will Donald Trump Defend Taiwan and What's His Plan For Ukraine? | Ep. 47 Jeremy Shapiro
YouTube video by Decoding Geopolitics Podcast
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Trump makes a tremendous number of forceful threats and executes very little of them. Largely, he is a Chickenhawk. He is quite afraid of war and quite proud of the fact that he hasn't committed the US to wars."
- @jyshapiro.bsky.social on Decoding Geopolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRj...
- @jyshapiro.bsky.social on Decoding Geopolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRj...
Reposted by Chris Herrmann
The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this
Oh what could have been. We reap what we sow.
Breaking News: Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former right-wing president, could face criminal charges over claims that he was involved in plans to cling to power after losing the 2022 election.
Brazilian Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Plotting a Coup
Former President Jair Bolsonaro could face criminal charges over accusations that he was involved in plans to stage a coup after losing the 2022 elections.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Oh what could have been. We reap what we sow.
The Gaetz controversy has made Trump’s other cabinet picks, who would normally be nonstarters, seem less extreme. I doubt that this was the intention, but the effect is Gaetz is now the sacrificial lamb that might hold the door open for Gabbard, Hegseth, and RFK Jr. who look palatable in comparison
November 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The Gaetz controversy has made Trump’s other cabinet picks, who would normally be nonstarters, seem less extreme. I doubt that this was the intention, but the effect is Gaetz is now the sacrificial lamb that might hold the door open for Gabbard, Hegseth, and RFK Jr. who look palatable in comparison
What do we have in store over the next four years? Is the "Orbanisation of America" around the corner?
Read @jyshapiro.bsky.social and @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social and you will begin to notice the eerie similarities.
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Read @jyshapiro.bsky.social and @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social and you will begin to notice the eerie similarities.
ecfr.eu/publication/...
The Orbanisation of America: Hungary’s lessons for Donald Trump
If Trump wins the US presidency, Republicans will likely adapt techniques refined in Viktor Orban’s Hungary as they return to power – with profound implications for both America and Europe.
ecfr.eu
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM
What do we have in store over the next four years? Is the "Orbanisation of America" around the corner?
Read @jyshapiro.bsky.social and @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social and you will begin to notice the eerie similarities.
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Read @jyshapiro.bsky.social and @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social and you will begin to notice the eerie similarities.
ecfr.eu/publication/...
A bit shocked that anyone is rooting for this type of austerity in the US... A poverty rate above 50% is unconscionable outside of the Twitterverse
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Argentina poverty rate soars over 50% as Milei austerity bites
Argentina's poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released on Thursday showed, the first hard evidence of the painful impact of libertarian President Javier Milei's tough austerity measures.
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:53 PM
A bit shocked that anyone is rooting for this type of austerity in the US... A poverty rate above 50% is unconscionable outside of the Twitterverse
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
The combination of primacists, prioritisers, and restrainers that Trump selects for key foreign policy roles in his cabinet illustrates the battle for Trump's mind ahead of his inauguration in January. Read Majda Ruge's new piece for
@ecfr.bsky.social here: ecfr.eu/article/up-c...
@ecfr.bsky.social here: ecfr.eu/article/up-c...
Up close and personnel: What Donald Trump’s administrative picks mean for US foreign policy and Europe
Donald Trump is choosing the cabinet for his second administration. Who will oversee key foreign policy positions – and whether they are a ‘primacist’, ‘prioritiser’, or ‘restrainer’ – will determine ...
ecfr.eu
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
The combination of primacists, prioritisers, and restrainers that Trump selects for key foreign policy roles in his cabinet illustrates the battle for Trump's mind ahead of his inauguration in January. Read Majda Ruge's new piece for
@ecfr.bsky.social here: ecfr.eu/article/up-c...
@ecfr.bsky.social here: ecfr.eu/article/up-c...