International Scientific Conference Squaring the Circle : the New Global Dynamics (2026) [pp. 49-53]
AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Mladen Lišanin 
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/7067.3731.049L
ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:
In January 2026, one year into the second presidential term of Donald J. Trump, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, reflected on the condition of the US-EU relationship: “The transatlantic relations have definitely taken a big blow over the last week … On the European side, we are not willing to junk 80 years of good relations, and we are willing to work for this” (Pala 2026). The statement was made in the midst of tensions triggered by the US administration’s announcement that it would seek to annex Greenland, part of the sovereign territory of Denmark, an EU member state and a loyal NATO ally. But the beginning of Trump’s first term was also marked by transatlantic quarrels in the domain of trade and economic affairs, divergent views on the conflict in Ukraine, and the chronic issue of defence expenditures and security burden-sharing.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / PROJEKAT:
The paper presents findings of a study developed as a part of the project “Serbia and challenges in international relations in 2026”, financed by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, and conducted by Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade, during the year 2026.