Bad to worse? Europe’s relief over US midterms tempered by prospect of Trump backlash

What happened: A Democratic landslide in the US midterm elections swept both chambers of Congress, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's two-year record. Europe welcomed the result but few believed it would fix ailing transatlantic ties. Why it matters: The content says the period led to a shattering of the post-war order and deep schisms in the Western coalition, and that relief in Europe was tempered by the prospect of a Trump backlash.

A Democratic landslide in the US midterm elections swept both chambers of Congress, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's two-year record. Europe welcomed the result but few believed it would fix ailing transatlantic ties.

The content says the period led to a shattering of the post-war order and deep schisms in the Western coalition, and that relief in Europe was tempered by the prospect of a Trump backlash.