The writer is editorial director and a columnist at Le Monde
On two different occasions over the past few weeks, I have heard former top Biden administration officials make a surprising plea to Europe: America is in trouble and it is your turn to stand up for democracy.
This would certainly be fair, even though there is some irony in Americans wishing for outside help rather than mounting resistance at home — after all, the Democratic party is neither dead nor outlawed. But Europe may have a hard time coming to the rescue since it is itself a target of Donald Trump’s assault on liberal democracy, as recent election campaigns in Romania and Poland have shown.