US-Europe Relations Tensions

The cluster debates the nature of US-Europe relations, questioning if the US is a protector, vassal-master, or outright enemy, amid discussions of NATO dependence, military power dynamics, and European desires for independence.

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FreshStart Aug 8, 2023 View on HN

"Europe could look like the US" sounds to much like a threat nowadays..

maria2 Dec 14, 2022 View on HN

Europe is basically a U.S. vassal state, so it shouldn't surprise you.

hyperman1 Dec 24, 2025 View on HN

I'd rather not, because it would damage the power dynamic of the EU.The USA is an all-powerfull political entity that can dictate terms on its own. A bit like a monopoly. Europe is a large group of players, condemned to each other, making parallel but not identical choices (e.g are you in/out/half part of the EU).This changes the way you talk to others, as you'll need to talk to them again, and the power dynamic will have shifted.So the USA knows it's the best

andy_ppp Apr 4, 2025 View on HN

Europe won’t fight the US, that’s insanity!

hnbad Nov 25, 2022 View on HN

It's almost like war in Europe is always bad for Europe and good for the US. The US owes its status as a superpower primarily to most of Europe wearing itself out in the two world wars. This time the damage of the war is mostly economic because it's largely a war by proxy, but by geography alone Europe is naturally more impacted than the US.I think it's baseless to say to the US "you did this, so pay up" but it seems that the main accusation is "you're our a

nix23 Jun 2, 2021 View on HN

The US is not a friend of the Europe...a bit reality would be healthy for you.

exe34 Oct 21, 2025 View on HN

the offer was that the US would play ball and Europe would remain militarily weak and not start another world war. now that the Amerikka Oblast answers to mother Russia, the Europeans are having second thoughts about the match.

olivierduval Aug 26, 2025 View on HN

In that regard, US is obviously Europe's enemy, isn't it ? ;-) :-D

anonyfox Mar 27, 2023 View on HN

You are reading that wrong, and it even sounds you want to read it that way.For sure Europeans are not keen to have to deal with china or Russia as the new world powers instead of the US. Really! But sometimes friends have to call out each other when things go in a bad direction.But most Americans probably have to deal with the fact that they really aren’t the greatest country on earth any longer, except for military spending, gun deaths and prisoners. This realization is needed before one

graemep May 7, 2025 View on HN

Yes, but the comment said "European" nonetheless."European" describes multiple political entities each of which has similar concerns.The only one of those entities that has actually made any progress towards independence from the US is Russia.