Washington, we should not be surprised how it conducts foreign policy relative to the two most credible threats to the US hegemon: the EU and the PRC.

It is actually notable just how muted and behind the scenes US policy levers currently being deployed actually are. This, to me, indicates the utter weakness of the US' position and it's growing realization of it's weakening position.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill