We are at a phase where we request to seriously consider which way the Trans-Atlantic is flowing? The question sounds impressive, although it is clear from the beginning that something is creaking here. due to the fact that if you stick to even a small bit of seafaring precision, no serious ship "sails", it just goes. The problem is that relations between Europe and the United States are increasingly resembling an individual that does not so much follow a course as drifts between declarations and reality without a clearly defined direction.