This was written before Harris became the candidate, but it's still pretty terribly very true.
The former reality TV star’s return to power would not only be the biggest test in transatlantic relations in postwar history; it could pose an existential risk to European unity as the tensions over how to work with the world’s most powerful country pull the continent apart on issues ranging from trade policy to the fight against climate change to the defense of European territory.
“People in Brussels are already gearing up for what could happen,” said one senior EU diplomat, who like others in this story, was granted anonymity to discuss the outcome of an election in a non-EU country.
The former reality TV star’s return to power would not only be the biggest test in transatlantic relations in postwar history; it could pose an existential risk to European unity as the tensions over how to work with the world’s most powerful country pull the continent apart on issues ranging from trade policy to the fight against climate change to the defense of European territory.
“People in Brussels are already gearing up for what could happen,” said one senior EU diplomat, who like others in this story, was granted anonymity to discuss the outcome of an election in a non-EU country.