Rob de Wijk Column: The British Understand the Stakes Better Than We Do (hcss.nl)

• King Charles III visited Washington to underscore the UK-US special relationship.
• Trump misunderstood the relationship, viewing post-Brexit UK as isolated.
• De Wijk: UK has become a minor power with limited influence after Brexit.
• Netherlands and Europe underestimate changes in the transatlantic alliance.

"In his column for Trouw, Rob de Wijk discusses King Charles III's visit to Washington, which highlighted the special relationship between the UK and the US. President Trump, however, misunderstood the relationship, believing it was poor and that the UK stood alone after Brexit. De Wijk argues that the UK has become a small country post-Brexit, unable to defend its interests effectively, and that the Netherlands (and by extension Europe) does not grasp what is at stake in the changing transatlantic alliance."