'By appeasing Russia and accommodating China, the Trump administration is carving up the world into spheres of influence'
- Posted on December 10, 2025
- By Le Monde
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'By appeasing Russia and accommodating China, the Trump administration is carving up the world into spheres of influence'

COLUMN. Since the release of the US National Security Strategy on December 5, the increasingly harsh tone of the transatlantic relationship has drawn attention, even though this power struggle was not among Donald Trump's main priorities, writes Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.