Optics vs Reality

In a Trumpian world, optics matter more than reality – but Europe still needs to deal with the reality as well, Minna Ålander writes in the Europe Dispatch.

Note: Phil and Minna will do their next Substack Live tomorrow (Friday 1 August) at 2pm UK time, (3pm CET and 9am US East Coast Time). We will be covering US-European relations in some detail, taking questions an…