D. Trump as a Factor in the Political Demarcation in Europe

• Main Author: Pavel Ivanov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences 2020-05-01
• Series: Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН
• Subjects: conservatism; мass media; political establishment; parties of the «political alternative»
• Online Access: http://vestnikieran.instituteofeurope.ru/images/Ivanov52020.pdf

The article analyzes the role of the American leader as an indicator of internal political contradictions in European society. The subject of the research is the socio-political differences in Europe in the context of attitudes towards the political course and personality of the US President D. Trump. The purpose of the study is to identify the main political forces that approve and share D. Trump's policies in the EU countries, the reasons for support and efforts to advance their positions. The US initiatives to change the European political landscape are disclosed. The reasons for the growth of support for the US President and the transformation of attitudes towards him in European countries are revealed. The author reveals the conflict potential of socio-political challenges and the sharpness of disagreements regarding the policy of the White House. Conclusions are drawn about the similarity of the socio-political delimitation in European countries and the United States, a high level of D. Trump's influence on the internal political processes in the EU is noted. The author came to the conclusion about the strengthening of support for the American pres- ident, the growing popularity of the conservative parties of the «political alternative» and the deep- ening of the internal political division, both in Europe and in the United States.