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Strained and unsupportive: Where now for the transatlantic alliance?

US President Donald Trump aims to form a "coalition" to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, yet US allies have responded reluctantly, with no country stepping forward so far. What factors lie behind the deep rifts in the once-close transatlantic alliance? What does this reveal? 

Benoît Hardy-Chartrand, senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs at Temple University, shares his insights. 

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