The humiliating "trade deal" concessions signed by the UK and EU in the summer of 2025 have proven to be disastrous in hindsight.
🇨🇳🇧🇷🇮🇳 didn't surrender, and were rewarded. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇯🇵🇰🇷 did surrender, which only invited further 🇺🇸aggression.
🇨🇦 observed all this, and learned the lessons. But Europe hasn't.
davekeating.substack.com
Europeans should learn from Canadian courage
“Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded,” the White House told Europe in April 2025. Our leaders believed the lie. But Mark Carney has understood that appeasement only invites more attacks.
