Rebuffed by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is seeking to exploit a different tariff tool to regain leverage. Whether it succeeds remains in question.
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This time around, Brussels was not negotiating from a position of strength.
Spain risked Trump’s tariff wrath by rejecting the 5% spending requirement, but it isn’t NATO’s only sceptic.
Europe depends heavily on US and Nato military support for its defence.
As Starmer and Macron rush to meet with Trump, Europe has to drastically rethink its defence strategy.
Friedrich Merz has expressed a desire to ‘strengthen Europe as quickly as possible’ in the face of a growing rift between EU countries and the Trump administration.
Tariffs aside, regulations mean the EU rarely imports certain US products, such as meat and dairy.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s trade war is picking up pace, but the EU doesn’t have to pick a side.
Trump is bad news for Europe, but by proactively ‘Trump-proofing’ some key areas, leaders can mitigate his impact.
With Trump in the White House, Europe’s economy may well be collateral damage in the US-China trade war.
Trump’s impact will be more immediately destructive, but Europe’s defence, trade and climate policy will be hit, no matter who wins.
Even though the UK is officially out of the EU on Jan. 31, it’ll take at least another 11 months of negotiations before its departure is complete.
The Iran nuclear deal will struggle to survive the damage done when Trump pulled the US out on May 8. So will US-Europe relations.
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Professor of Practice of Gobal Governance and Development, IE University
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