As Trump enters the fray, the danger is that a nationalist Europe will fragment, not stick together | Nathalie Tocci

There is some hope that Trump ’s presidency could have a unifying effect on Europe .

But there is a much higher chance that a more nationalistic Europe , confronted by a predatory divide-and-rule US , will fragment.

Far-right parties come in different shapes and forms in Europe , and are growing in strength and numbers.

Nathalie Tocci : While Orbán may have Trump ’s ear, he has marginalised himself in the EU .

Other European leaders may try, Macron and Donald Tusk among them.

But Macron , while vaunting a relatively good relationship with Trump , is extremely weak domestically.

Tusk is much stronger at home and can boast of defence spending of up to 4.7% of GDP.