"Every time Trump or members of his administration have lashed out at Europe, including Ukraine, Europeans have absorbed the blow with a forced smile and bent over backwards to flatter the White House." (...)
"While a systemic answer to Europe’s security conundrum is not in sight, Europeans do have the levers to prevent Ukraine’s capitulation and create the conditions for a just peace."
I will point out that in Canada, there's not much money in politics. We don't have a Citizens United equivalent. Pretty sure European countries are more like us, although each one has a distinct system.
For sure. Political campaigns are still too expensive for the average worker in Canada. The way I tell who is being represented is by looking at who and what's being prioritized. The LPC for example, while campaigning in part to represent workers, has trampled over multiple unions during important labour disputes. Whatever the influence channels are, they seem to be effective in prioritizing coroporations and their owners.