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Para la mayoría de los europeos, Estados Unidos es una amenaza mayor que China

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La vuelta de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca en enero de 2025 puso contra las cuerdas las tradicionales relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Europa, pero sobre todo la confianza que los ciudadanos europeos siempre tuvieron hacia el país que, a través de la OTAN, garantizaba su seguridad.

En poco más de un año, y sobre todo desde diciembre, una mayoría de europeos cree que Estados Unidos es, sobre todo, una amenaza para Europa. La relación dio tal giro que ahora creen que es incluso una amenaza mayor que China, una dictadura culturalmente mucho más alejada del ciudadano europeo que la supuesta democracia estadounidense.

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Los europeos empezaron a cambiar en serio de opinión cuando Donald Trump lanzó la amenaza de tomar por la fuerza la isla de Groenlandia, territorio de soberanía danesa. Un país miembro de la OTAN amenazaba a otro país miembro de la OTAN con arrebatarle un trozo de territorio.

Tampoco entienden la mayoría de los europeos la guerra contra Irán, que ven como una guerra de elección, no de necesidad, y como una guerra cuyos objetivos han ido cambiando sobre la marcha y mal planeada. Si algún dirigente europeo tuvo dudas durante los primeros días, esas dudas se disiparon. A la vista de lo que piensan sus ciudadanos, la decisión europea de no ayudar militarmente a Estados Unidos fue acorde con la voluntad de la ciudadanía europea.

Un sondeo del diario Politico Europe asegura que sólo el 12% de los polacos, españoles, belgas, franceses, alemanes e italianos ven a Estados Unidos como un aliado y el 36% lo ven ya como una amenaza. China, a su vez, es vista como una amenaza por el 29%.

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Por primera vez desde que se hacen sondeos similares en Europa aparece Estados Unidos como una amenaza mayor que China para la seguridad europea. Entre los seis países sondeados (Alemania, Francia, Italia, España, Polonia y Bélgica), sólo en Francia y Polonia hay ligeramente más personas que ven a China como una amenaza mayor que a Estados Unidos. El mayor temor sigue llegando desde Rusia: hasta el 70% de los encuestados ven a Moscú como un peligro para los europeos.

Los españoles son los que peor ven a Estados Unidos. Más de la mitad (el 51%) considera a Estados Unidos una amenaza. Esos datos explican en parte por qué el gobierno español se opuso antes que cualquier otro en Europa a la guerra contra Irán, que considera ilegal.

España ha sido objeto de varios ataques dialécticos y amenazas arancelarias por parte de Donald Trump porque el presidente Pedro Sánchez fue el único que en la última cumbre anual de la OTAN se negó a aumentar el gasto militar hasta el 5% del PBI. España asegura que no pasará del 2%, que es el porcentaje en el que están ahora mismo Italia o Francia.

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Como el 51% de los españoles, el 46% de los italianos también cree que Estados Unidos es sobre todo una amenaza. La jefa del gobierno italiano, Giorgia Meloni, que sí mantiene unas buenas relaciones con Donald Trump, tiene una población muy similar a la española en la percepción sobre Estados Unidos.

Los ciudadanos de los países sondeados están de acuerdo en la necesidad de que la Unión Europea tenga una mayor autonomía estratégica, el 86% considera que Europa debe reforzar sus capacidades militares y el 69% apoya la creación de unas Fuerzas Armadas de la Unión Europea que funcionen en paralelo a los ejércitos nacionales.

Lo que divide a los europeos es la necesidad de gastar más en Defensa. El 37% cree que se gasta ya lo suficiente, otro 37% considera que lo que se gasta “no es suficiente” y un 22% que se gasta demasiado.

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El sondeo también muestra cómo la confianza se ha ido rompiendo a todos los niveles. El jefe del Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas francesas, el general Fabien Mandon, dijo ante la Comisión de Defensa de la Asamblea Nacional francesa que los ejércitos europeos “ya no podemos tener el mismo nivel de confianza en el compromiso de los estadounidenses con nuestra seguridad”.

Sin esa confianza, y con la idea de que el presidente estadounidense es más una amenaza que un aliado, la OTAN se va convirtiendo en una cáscara vacía. Según Mandon, sus homólogos estadounidenses han pedido a los militares europeos que se refuercen porque “puede que no podamos cubrir sus necesidades el día que nos necesiten”. Se entiende que por decisión política.

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El papa León XIV seguirá los pasos de San Agustín en el segundo día de su visita a Argelia

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El papa León XIV saluda tras dirigirse a los líderes políticos de Argelia en el centro cultural de la Gran Mezquita de Argel (Djamaa El Djazair), donde criticó las violaciones del derecho internacional por parte de las potencias mundiales “neocoloniales”, en Mohamadia, Argel, Argelia, 13 de abril de 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

El Papa León XIV viajó el martes a la ciudad argelina de Annaba para seguir los pasos del teólogo cristiano San Agustín, en el segundo día de un viaje histórico empañado por una disputa con el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump.

El lunes, el pontífice estadounidense se convirtió en el primer papa en visitar Argelia, la parada inaugural de una gira por cuatro países africanos, aunque el primer día estuvo casi eclipsado por duras críticas de Trump.

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Las recientes exhortaciones del papa, de 70 años, a la paz en Oriente Medio, donde la guerra entre Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán ha envuelto gran parte de la región, han provocado la ira de Trump.

Antes del viaje de León XIV, el presidente estadounidense le acusó de “jugar con un país (Irán) que quiere un arma nuclear” y dijo que “no era un gran fan” del pontífice.

Pintura de Donald Trump con túnica blanca y roja, sanando a un hombre en cama. Incluye bandera estadounidense, águilas, Estatua de la Libertad, militares y civiles
Una imagen compartida en Truth Social muestra a Donald Trump representado como una figura mesiánica sanando a un enfermo, rodeado de símbolos patrióticos y figuras militares.

El lunes, Trump redobló la crítica tras una protesta, diciendo que “no tenía nada de lo que disculparse” y que el papa estaba “equivocado”.

A bordo del avión papal rumbo a Argel, León dijo a los periodistas: “El Evangelio dice… Benditos sean los pacificadores”.

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“No tengo miedo, ni a la administración Trump, ni a hablar en voz alta sobre el mensaje del Evangelio.”

Durante la noche, el vicepresidente estadounidense JD Vance instó al Vaticano a “ceñirse a cuestiones de moralidad” en medio de la creciente disputa, “y dejar que el presidente de Estados Unidos se limite a dictar la política pública estadounidense”.

Foto del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, del 27 de marzo de 2026. EFE/SHAWN THEW
Foto del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, del 27 de marzo de 2026. EFE/SHAWN THEW

Obispos italianos y estadounidenses han expresado su apoyo al papa, al igual que la primera ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni, conocida por estar cercana a Trump, quien calificó las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense de “inaceptables”.

‘Hijo’ de Agustín

Dejando la controversia a un lado, en el noreste de Annaba —antiguamente la antigua ciudad romana de Hipona— el papa visitará vestigios del pasado de la ciudad y un centro de recepción gestionado por monjas católicas para ancianos empobrecidos, en su mayoría musulmanes.

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La ciudad fue en su día el hogar de Agustín, cuya autobiografía “Confesiones” es una obra fundamental dentro de la tradición cristiana.

Leo también celebrará misa en la Basílica de San Agustín en la cima de la colina en presencia de clérigos de toda África.

El papa León XIV y el rector de la Gran Mezquita de Argel, Mohammed Al-Mamoun Al-Qasimi Al-Hassani, durante una visita a la Gran Mezquita de Argel (Djamaa El Djazair), en Mohamadia, Argel, Argelia, el 13 de abril de 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
El papa León XIV y el rector de la Gran Mezquita de Argel, Mohammed Al-Mamoun Al-Qasimi Al-Hassani, durante una visita a la Gran Mezquita de Argel (Djamaa El Djazair), en Mohamadia, Argel, Argelia, el 13 de abril de 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

El pontífice se ha referido anteriormente a sí mismo como “hijo” del santo y pertenece a la orden agustina.

En su primer discurso en Argel el lunes, Leo rindió homenaje a las víctimas de la guerra de independencia del país de Francia de 1954-1962 y pidió “perdón”.

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Sus declaraciones se produjeron en medio de crecientes tensiones entre Argelia y Francia, y siguieron a una reunión hace días con el presidente francés Emmanuel Macron en el Vaticano.

El papa también instó a los líderes argelinos a “no temer” una mayor participación pública en la vida política, llamando a una “sociedad civil vibrante, dinámica y libre”.

El papa León XIV recibe un obsequio durante un encuentro con la comunidad argelina en la Basílica de Nuestra Señora de África en Argel, Argelia, el 13 de abril de 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
El papa León XIV recibe un obsequio durante un encuentro con la comunidad argelina en la Basílica de Nuestra Señora de África en Argel, Argelia, el 13 de abril de 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Desde las protestas prodemocráticas de Hirak en 2019, que exigían reformas profundas y mayor transparencia, grupos de derechos humanos han informado de una reducción de las libertades y un mayor control sobre el espacio público.

“Las autoridades están llamadas no a dominar, sino a servir al pueblo y fomentar su desarrollo”, dijo León.

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El papa tiene previsto salir de Argelia el miércoles rumbo a Camerún, antes de viajar a Angola y Guinea Ecuatorial.

(con información de AFP)



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Macron under fire over Iran, Hezbollah policy as Trump admin hosts Israel-Lebanon talks

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed criticism for his lack of support for President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and demands to include Lebanon in the current ceasefire as historic talks between Israel and Lebanon are set to begin Tuesday.

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The historic meeting brokered by President Trump between Lebanon, a former French mandate, and Israel will take place at the ambassador level as hopes for an agreement evolve ­— most noticeably without French involvement. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to host both nations’ ambassadors.

The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel’s government requested that France be excluded from the talks. An Israeli official told the paper that «France’s conduct over the past year – including initiatives aimed at limiting Israel’s ability to fight in Iran, and a complete lack of willingness to take concrete steps to help Lebanon disarm Hezbollah – has led Israel to view France as an unfair mediator.»

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with President Trump and other world leaders. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

On Monday, Hezbollah chief Naim ​Qassem on Monday ‌called on the Lebanese government to ​cancel the ​Tuesday meeting in Washington, while ⁠describing the talks as pointless. In ​a televised ​speech, Qassem said the ‌armed ⁠group will continue to confront Israeli attacks on ​Lebanon.

Hezbollah violated a ceasefire to enter the war on its patron, Iran’s side, in March when it launched rockets into Israel after the U.S.-Israel joint attack on the Islamic Republic began, still Macron has demanded Israel stop attacking Hezbollah’s terror infrastructure in Lebanon.

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Israeli Brig. General (Res.) Yosef Kuperwasser told Fox News Digital that Macron was «working against the best interests of the Lebanese state and government. This is a very problematic direction.» He accused Macron of «taking the side of Hezbollah and normalizing Hezbollah because he is focused on «narrow interests.»

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Hezbollah al-Mahdi scouts parading with portraits of Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei in Nabatiyeh Lebanon

Hezbollah al-Mahdi scouts parade with big portraits of Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Khomeini, foreground, and Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, background, during an event for Jerusalem day or Al-Quds day, in the southern town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as Al-Quds day, as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. (Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

The former head of research for the Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate, Kuperwasser, added that the «Americans want us to engage with the Lebanese along with the military [in Lebanon]. Our expectations are very similar. We want to see Lebanon do something about Hezbollah, something real, not just issue statements and pledges. We believe we have helped them by weakening Hezbollah militarily since they decided to launch missiles on March 2. If there is a breakthrough, Lebanon has a lot to gain,» but said it has to «disarm Hezbollah.»

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Macron has faced accusations over the years that he has normalized Hezbollah. His government, in contrast to Germany, the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Austria and many other Western and non-Westen countries, refuses to designate Hezbollah’s entire organization a terrorist entity. France has classified Hezbollah’s «military wing» a terrorist organization but declined to ban its «political wing.» Hezbollah considers itself a unified movement without branches.

The French politician François-Xavier Bellamy, who is a member of the European Parliament for the Republicans Party, said last week on French television that «France must stop normalizing Hezbollah.» Macron sparked outrage in 2020 when he reportedly held a private conversation with a top elected Hezbollah official, according to the Paris-based daily Le Figaro.

Smoke rising from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Edy Cohen, an Israeli security expert on Hezbollah, who was born in Lebanon, told Fox News Digital, «France is forced not to come out against Hezbollah in order to legitimize its involvement in Lebanon.»

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A French diplomat told the Times of Israel that «what we are hoping for is not a ticket to the meeting, but that Israel stops its offensive on Lebanon.»

When asked if France would pressure Lebanon to recognize Israel as a state, Pascal Confavreux, a spokesman for France’s Foreign Ministry, told «Fox News Sunday» that, «Iran has to stop terrorizing Israel through Hezbollah because Hezbollah chose to bring Lebanon into a war which is not Lebanon’s war… Lebanon has to be included in the ceasefire, something that we are pushing diplomatically,» He continued that we are in favor of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel.

It is not known if France asked for a seat at the talks. Fox News Digital sent multiple press queries to France’s embassies in Washington D.C. and Tel Aviv.

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Hezbollah militants launching long-range missiles from Lebanon toward northern Israel

Hezbollah launches long-range missiles from Lebanon into northern Israel within 48 hours of strikes on Iran, escalating the widening conflict amid Operation Epic Fury. (Hadi Mizban/AP)

On Saturday, Macron again pushed his desire for a ceasefire and wrote on X that he had discussions with Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian on Saturday: «I stressed the importance of full respect for the ceasefire, including in Lebanon. France extends its full support to the actions of the Lebanese authorities, who alone are legitimate to exercise the sovereignty of the State and decide the destiny of Lebanon.»

Walid Phares, an expert on Lebanon and the region, told Fox News Digital that while the talks are important, problems exist. «It is at ambassadors’ level, which means it is not destined to reach a top level of decision-making.»

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He added, «Strangely, the Lebanese president and prime minister declined to invite the Lebanese foreign minister to the Washington talks, provoking a representation by Israel, also at ambassadorial level, showing that Hezbollah still has a strong influence on the Lebanese government. The militia is being rejected by the population on the ground and fears a meeting in D.C. would ostracize Hezbollah further.»

Fadel Itani standing in front of Hezbollah flags and banners

Iran rebuilds Hezbollah ties as Trump gives 10-15 day deadline. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto)

Sethrida Geagea, a member of parliament from the Lebanese Forces party, posted on X ahead of the Israel-Lebanon talks an open letter to Nabih Berri, the powerful speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Shiite Amal Movement. She issued indirect criticism of Hezbollah and its terrorist army within the state. Geagea appealed to Berri to unify the Lebanese to be «protected by a single army.»

Without naming Hezbollah, her letter stated that young Shiites have been plunged into war that has nothing to do with them and the conflict is really about an Iranian decision to retaliate for the joint U.S.-Israel war that assassinated the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on February 28.

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The State Department did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital press query.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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Inside teachers’ union May Day ‘dress rehearsal’ critics warn will ‘groom’ students into Dem ‘foot soldiers’

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A recent webinar hosted by some of the top teachers’ unions in the United States that pushed a curriculum focused on the upcoming May Day protests is prompting education experts and watchdogs to sound the alarm about alleged political indoctrination inside classrooms.

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The Chicago Teachers’ Union and the National Education Association collaborated with the Zinn Education Project on an April 2nd seminar referred to as a «curriculum build» to «bring «social justice into the classroom» ahead of May Day, the traditional May 1st holiday that has long been embraced by communist and socialist movements as a day of mass political action.

«There’s probably gonna be a lot worse things that Trump does, and so May Day is a dress rehearsal for maybe there’s a random day in, you know, June that we all are, like, no work, no school, no shopping, because of something Pete just did, right?» Dave Stieber, a history teacher in Chicago Public Schools, said during the presentation. 

«So this is a continuation and a buildup of that.»

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Students across the U.S. protested immigration enforcement, causing some districts to close for the day in light of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Student coalitions held a «National Shutdown» on Jan. 30 and continued to protest through Feb. 3. (Getty Images)

The webinar also included guidance on how educators could bring activism into the classroom, including with very young students, with speakers who encouraged lessons centered on activism for children as young as three, presenting such engagement as a way to build early awareness and participation. 

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«I did want to say I really encourage teachers of young children not to feel like this is stuff that’s way beyond their students, not to be afraid of raising up social justice issues, including workers’ rights, anti-racism, pro LGBT, LGBTQIA plus issues, immigration and immigrants rights,» Kirstin Roberts, a pre-school teacher in Chicago Public Schools, says in the seminar. 

The North American Values Institute (NAVI), who first posted the seminar online, argues that the unions are attempting to «groom» students to push social justice platforms in protests across the United States including on May Day.

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«The webinar demonstrates clearly that our teacher unions view students as foot soldiers in their political and ideological battles and the classroom as an appropriate venue to wage their war,» Mika Hackner, director of research at NAVI, told Fox News Digital. 

During the seminar, one of the lessons on «May Day curriculum building» focuses on making the upcoming protest look less «scary» to children. 

«In this lesson, we really want to introduce the idea that there’s going to be marches and protests on Mayday,» Roberts says.

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Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, are pictured together.  (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for March For Our Lives)

«Sometimes those are made to look really scary on the news and so we, or in social media, and so we want to share images with our children of protests that lifts up the beauty and the humanity of the people involved.»

The Chicago Teachers’ Union, which has been pushing for schools to be closed on May Day, has long faced criticism for pushing far-left political agenda items in the classroom and encouraging teachers to take to the streets in opposition to the Trump administration. 

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Earlier this year, Fox News Digital reported that CTU appears poised to spend a substantial amount of money on «political activities» to the tune of $3.1 million dollars.

In January, CTU members filmed themselves protesting federal immigration enforcement and anti-DEI measures at a local Target, sparking criticism both online and from experts.

«It’s very clear that teachers unions seek to destroy our country by turning our students against it,» Teacher Freedom Alliance CEO Ryan Walters told Fox News Digital.

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 «The Chicago Teachers Union is one of the worst. The fact that they are targeting students as young as 3 years old with this anti-American propaganda should be criminal. The teachers unions will continue to use students as Marxist pawns until we have driven them out of our schools.» 

The NEA has found itself facing criticism over political activism in recent months as well which Fox News Digital has extensively reported on, including federal labor filings in January that showed the nation’s largest teacher’s union funneling millions to far-left activist groups, ballot initiatives and social justice organizations.

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«They don’t care about the students, they care about pushing these leftist, liberal Democrat people [politicians] so that they can get more money and just fund all these stupid initiatives,» an NEA whistleblower told Fox News Digital in January.

Fox News Digital reached out to the NEA, CTU, Chicago Public Schools, and Zinn Project for comment.

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