{
  "id": 9267394,
  "title": "Europe frets about Trump. But soon he could be the least of our problems | Mujtaba Rahman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/europe-frets-about-trump-but-soon-he-could-be-the-least-of-our",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/23/europe-frets-about-trump-but-soon-he-could-be-the-least-of-our-problems"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US relationship with Europe is stabilising, although Europe must prepare for potential future challenges, particularly from Russia and China, depending on the political landscape. At a recent meeting with over 100 European ambassadors, Mujtaba Rahman, the managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group, emphasised that Russia and China are likely to become Europe's most significant external concerns in the coming year. Despite current tensions, the relationship between the US and the EU is gradually improving, despite Trump's US policies which have weakened NATO confidence, increased trade tensions, and introduced uncertainty regarding US support for Ukraine and potential territorial ambitions in Greenland.",
  "summary": "The US relationship is stabilising, but how will Europe face up to Russia and China if President Le Pen is in power? I addressed a group of more than 100 European ambassadors recently on the big challenges facing the continent this year and next. My main point to these senior diplomats was that, perhaps counterintuitively, Europe’s biggest external challenges over the next 12 months will come…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}