Chris Herrmann
@cwherrmann.bsky.social
US Programme Coordinator @ECFR.eu
"But Western civilisation is not Trump’s to define and Europeans are not obliged to follow his lead...Europe needs to once again assert itself as a player on the world stage."
August 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"But Western civilisation is not Trump’s to define and Europeans are not obliged to follow his lead...Europe needs to once again assert itself as a player on the world stage."
"Trump’s two complementary ideological threads—on one side the Roman Empire, on the other “Judeo-Christian” values—serve to drive the second Trump administration’s views: liberalism is a disease, with tradition its cure; and Europe is a supranational adversary to be conquered."
August 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Trump’s two complementary ideological threads—on one side the Roman Empire, on the other “Judeo-Christian” values—serve to drive the second Trump administration’s views: liberalism is a disease, with tradition its cure; and Europe is a supranational adversary to be conquered."
Read the full analysis and see a breakdown of Trump's threats of use of force and his actual uses of force here: ecfr.eu/article/the-...
The bully’s pulpit: Finding patterns in Trump’s use of military force
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…
ecfr.eu
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Read the full analysis and see a breakdown of Trump's threats of use of force and his actual uses of force here: ecfr.eu/article/the-...
3/"These cases reveal a bully’s logic: Trump was willing to say nearly anything to establish dominance or deterrence, but he was unwilling to act when the consequences could involve a major war, especially with a nuclear or near-nuclear power."
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
3/"These cases reveal a bully’s logic: Trump was willing to say nearly anything to establish dominance or deterrence, but he was unwilling to act when the consequences could involve a major war, especially with a nuclear or near-nuclear power."
2/"Trump uses threats and force much like a playground bully: while large and outwardly powerful, he actually fears the use of force in any situation even vaguely resembling a fair fight."
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
2/"Trump uses threats and force much like a playground bully: while large and outwardly powerful, he actually fears the use of force in any situation even vaguely resembling a fair fight."
Looks great! Excited to read it soon
January 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Looks great! Excited to read it soon
We definitely do, but these aren't forest fires
January 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
We definitely do, but these aren't forest fires