Jens Woelk
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Jens Woelk
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Professor in Comparative Constitutional Law @UniversityTrento (Italy). Interested in European integration, EU enlargement, South Eastern Europe, Rule of Law, Democracy, Federalism, Autonomy, Minority Rights and many more topics
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The UK is neither big nor powerful.

The Trident contract, and Brexit, made the UK a rule-taker.

The Trump elephant in Starmer’s room is Trident.

This article is 10 years old, but every word still applies:

www.politico.eu/article/uk-t...
How Washington owns the UK’s nukes
London’s nuclear dependency cuts to the heart of the US-UK Special Relationship.
www.politico.eu
December 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM