Erik Jones
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“Should they use it to repair transatlantic relations? That would be time wasted. They should use this time to prepare for when the US will care even less.”
Erik Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12
Erik Jones argued Europeans should use the time bought by the election to prepare for reduced US engagement rather than repairing transatlantic relations.
“Europeans are looking much less in horror towards the US than they have in the past two years, but they should not exaggerate the significance in terms of transatlantic relations,”
Erik Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12
Erik Jones commented on European reactions to the Democratic Party's victory in the US midterm elections.
“The trend line has been moving in a consistent direction across administrations, and this midterm election does not change that trend.”
Erik Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12
Erik Jones argued that US foreign policy trends have been consistent across administrations and the midterm election does not change that.
“This is better, but how much better? And what should Europe do with the time that this election has bought them?”
Erik Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12
Erik Jones questioned how much the Democratic victory would actually improve transatlantic relations.