An Unlikely Alliance: Why Europe's Chequebook Could Bolster American Industry
I’ve seen my fair share of grand political handshakes and so-called "historic" trade deals. Most of them, let's be honest, amount to little more than expensive photo opportunities and a few years of bureaucratic wrangling. But every now and then, something comes along that feels different. Something born not of lofty ideals, but of cold, hard necessity.
To me, the recent preliminary trade agreement between the US and the EU falls squarely into that latter category. This isn't about fostering transatlantic goodwill. It's about Europe finding itself in a rather tight spot, needing energy and military hardware, and realising its most reliable supplier is across the pond. What we are potentially witnessing is a multi-billion dollar shopping spree, underwritten by governments, that could reshape the fortunes of some of America’s biggest industrial players.