The cast

Today is not March 8th, and the problems are the same as yesterday. Today is not March 8th, but the wave of involution continues and will affect men, women, and, in general, anyone who does not fit the parameters of that suffocating masculinity perfectly fulfilled by the leaderships of Trump, Putin, and Xi.

They present themselves as strong leaders, but in reality they confuse strength with arrogance, bragging, and pride. Simple ideas that disdain the difference and dissent of those who do not follow the cult of personality, money, and power.

With no time to lose, Europe is beginning to realize that the liberal international order is threatened by the desire of three powers to divide the world, two of them in the hands of dictators and a third in danger of falling. Americans will see the balance of their institutions pushed to the limit, and the big question for the coming years will be whether institutions and civil society will be strong enough to limit this onslaught against the pillars of democracy. For now, the courts are the first dam against many of Trump's policies of dubious legitimacy.

Governing is not easy.

In his first weeks in office, they have demonstrated that Trump is willing to disrupt domestic and international order, but that he will not have it easy. His success in the country is based on three measures widely approved by the public: immigration policy, cuts to the federal government, and the imposition of international relations based on the exploitation of others. Trump will not have it as easy as his propaganda pretends. For now, on March 5th, Wall Street Journal The US government reported that military flights expelling immigrants have been halted due to budgetary issues, and mass expulsions are not taking place. Regarding the reduction of the administration, significant differences between cabinet members and Elon Musk have emerged, forcing the president to overrule him and assert that the reduction of bureaucracy will be done "with a scalpel, not an ax." At the heart of it is social unrest over the consequences for Medicaid and Medicare programs, and health coverage for the elderly and those with fewer resources.

Musk considers Social Security "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," but it's not clear that Trump would dare to dismantle the system. But where Trump will really take a risk is with the economy and inflation, the main concern of Americans. For the moment, the trade war has been postponed due to the concerns of the actors involved, and the fall in the stock market is not a good sign.

Meanwhile, Europe has begun to move to lead the peace process. A peace understood as a sustainable agreement that is not based on the humiliation of the Ukrainians or the chronic insecurity of the member states of the European Union in the face of an expansionist Russia.

Finally, this week, London and Paris have understood the danger of the situation and have confirmed Trump's lack of diplomatic capacity. How many shouting matches has the bust of Churchill in the Oval Office witnessed? Probably hundreds, but never before has a president broadcast live the break with an ally while provoking deep satisfaction in the common enemy. Trump's transactional diplomacy cannot be broadcast on prime time If you don't want to end up admitting defeat at the hands of reality or giving Russia the cards.

Trump's return of Churchill's bust to the Oval Office might not be good news. In fact, he's also brought back the button he uses to ask attendees to refill his Coca-Cola glass, a drink he consumes about four liters a day. But if he respects Churchill, he might also respect British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's transatlantic bridge.

This Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky held a "very productive" meeting with a British delegation. A meeting prior to next Tuesday's meeting, when the Ukrainians will meet with US representatives in Saudi Arabia. The mediation of the Golf satraps will take place while 70,000 Ukrainian women will fight, 5,500 of them on the front lines, for the freedom of their country.

Of the many recurring quotes attributed to Churchill, there's one for every occasion, like this one: "Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It's the courage to continue that counts." This is what Ukraine and Europe need. Times have changed, and in the division of the new world, no one is waiting for them.