Europe’s Trust in America Is Fundamentally Damaged | Mark Urban

Jan 22, 2026 | “The Belgian prime minister… was saying ‘we don’t want to live like slaves.’”

The deeper realisation following the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos and Donald Trump’s Greenland manoeuvring is that the US President marks a turning point in Europe’s ability to trust America, says Sunday Times columnist Mark Urban.


Americans are no longer our friends. Period. A friend who cannot be trusted is real no friend at all! — © Mark Alexander