What a Trump comeback might mean for Europe, and how it is starting to prepare for the challenges

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Similarly, Trump may even lend active support to far-right governments in Hungary and Italy.
64% : As president, Trump is simply going to accelerate this trend.
55% : Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán has spent years personally cultivating a deep connection with Trump and Maga-Republicans.
54% : In the BalticsAmong Baltic countries there is already an expectation that Trump will push European states for higher defence spending.
44% : But with Trump as president that concern deepens considerably, particularly over trade and defence.
41% : Others fear that Trump 2.0 "would be so hostile to Europe ... that the bloc would have no choice but to bolster its defense spending".For the Baltics, the question of improving defence coordination and sorting out financing is vital in tackling the threat of a territory-hungry Putin on its borders.
40% : Read more: On foreign policy, Trump opts for disruption and Harris for engagement - but they share some of the same concernsThe US has moved from post-cold war levels of cooperation in 1994 to pivot towards Asia in the 2000s.
28% : Wake up, Nato?Last time around, Trump was fiercely critical of Nato, largely because the US provides the largest portion of defence spending.
28% : This in turn has spurred Trump to suggest that he would "encourage" Russia "to do whatever the hell they want" to Nato allies who fail to pay their bill.
28% : From a foreign policy perspective, the frustration is that European decision makers simply cannot be sure of what Trump will actually do next.
26% : In his first presidency Trump unleashed a battery of tariffs, tit for tats and trade wars with states, companies and regions including the EU.
15% : This time, Trump has ramped up his criticism that Nato allies are still failing to spend enough.

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