Keir Starmer's government is preparing for a complex geopolitical landscape with the return of Donald Trump to American politics. From potential trade disputes to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Britain faces several challenges in maintaining its relationships with both the US and the EU. The appointment of Peter Mandelson as US envoy highlights the importance of navigating this delicate situation.
Keir Starmer 's government is racing to bolster its diplomatic and economic defenses for a turbulent new transatlantic erathreatens to slap tariffs on America’s neighbors, mulls buying Greenland and suggests the US could “take over” and reconstruct Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer ’s government is racing to bolster its diplomatic and economic defenses for a
It’s rare for a politician, rather than a career civil servant, to be given a key UK ambassadorial post. The center-left former lawmaker is not an obvious emissary to the Trump administration.But some analysts see Mandelson as a canny choice. A controversial figure who twice resigned from government over allegations of financial or ethical impropriety, he has — like Trump — repeatedly bounced back.
A further complication is Starmer’s desire for closer trade with the EU as part of a “reset” with the bloc after years of acrimony over Brexit. Sandwiched between the U.S. and the EU, Britain could face pressure to pick a side. “They can’t choose,” Vinjamuri said. “At the end of the day, Europe, the US and the UK are in this together, and so they have to find different ways of working” together.
Britain is helped by the fact that, according to official US statistics, the US sells more goods to the UK than it imports. Britain is one of the biggest supporters of Ukraine in its war against Russia’s invasion — a war Trump wants to end, on terms that remain unclear. Starmer and his officials hope to press the U.S. government not to abandon Ukraine or back a deal favorable to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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