Our elites learned all the wrong lessons from the end of the Cold War.

The current turmoil in Transatlantic relations isn’t all about Trump. European leaders’ choices now will have a critical impact on the Transatlantic future.

From China, to COVID, and to the protests currently roiling our nation, our elites have shown themselves to be both feckless and disconnected with bedrock American values. The blame ultimately lies with our schools.

In 1947, we could afford to give containment a try. Today, a defensive stance will not cut it.

It’s by now beyond clear that China is no partner to the United States. A difficult, but necessary, separation lies ahead.

It won’t be easy or painless, but the role China has played in exacerbating the fallout from the coronavirus crisis ought to force Americans to fundamentally reconsider the relationship.

The coronavirus crisis is underscoring the need to re-examine old ideologies about globalization and modernization.

The belief in the automatic triumph of the liberal world order has not only left the West unprepared to fight a long and grinding civilizational struggle. It has also actively harmed it.

Forget Macron’s interviews and Trump’s tweets. Europe’s lack of consensus on China is shaping Transatlantic relations.

The Transatlantic relationship remains the bedrock of the European project. Pretending otherwise feeds into a dangerous and self-fulfilling prophecy.