Trump, Putin and AfD: the triangle threatening Europe

Trump, Pilingui and AfD: the triangle threatening Europe

What would happen if the US president, the Russian leader and the German far right ended up coordinating their interests? It is the hypothesis some analysts are weighing up after Trump's victory, AfD's rise in the polls and Germany's economic crisis. The scenario, dubbed the lion, the bear and the leopard, paints a humiliated and divided Europe.

The lion, the bear and the leopard scenario

The new European commissioner calls for rearmament, not because of pressure from Washington, but because of the threat from Moscow. Meanwhile, in Germany, the collapse of the car industry and the loss of cheap energy are feeding AfD, which according to projections could become the leading force in a general election. Elon Musk himself has called Chancellor Scholz a "Narr" (fool), a gesture some interpret as an endorsement of the far right.

The scenario points to a carve-up of spheres: the US would consolidate its dominance over the Americas, Russia would regain its influence in Eastern Europe, and Germany would be left as a diminished player, culturally humiliated and possibly bought off by Moscow. On this chessboard, Spain and Southern Europe would be the final target.

Is this alliance realistic?

Some argue it is baseless speculation. But the available evidence points to a convergence of interests: Germany's industrial crisis, AfD's rise and Trump's pressure on Europe to take charge of its own defence. According to the analyses, the CDU could be forced to govern with AfD, which would legitimise the far-right party.

For now, the apocalyptic beast remains a hypothesis. But if the forecasts come true, the old continent could wake up to a very different map. At least the Germans will have a new animal to antiestéticar.