Europe and China Must Unite Against Trump’s Trade Assault | by Marcel Fratzscher - Project Syndicate

Europe and China Must Unite Against Trump’s Trade Assault | by Marcel Fratzscher - Project Syndicate

Europeans’ refusal to push back hard against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs has played into the US administration’s hands. EU leaders urgently need to devise a new strategy to isolate Trump, deter American aggression, and defend the multilateral system.

Donald Trump has proven remarkably effective at self-destruction. In just a few months of his presidency, he has already destroyed the transatlantic alliance between North America and democratic Europe. By initiating trade wars against U.S. allies and calling into question American security guarantees in Europe, he has also undermined trust in the United States for at least a generation. America’s role in the world is rapidly diminishing. The Tr…

OPINION. Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, his decisions have changed the world scene, from the environment to democracy. Europe must reaffirm itself as a military power, but also as a social and environmental power, to defend its values and the international order. By José Tissier, Julie Stoll and Jean-Luc François (*)

BERLIN – U.S. President Donald Trump’s misguided trade war against the rest of the world could mark the beginning of the end of both his political dominance and his “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement, but only if Germany and Europe can coordinate a powerful international response. The biggest mistake of the European Commission and the outgoing German government was to show their willingness to yield to Trump’s demands, potentially turnin…

Richard Wolff, Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid: Trump’s Trade War Collapse: How China Forced a U.S. Retreat - Brave New Europe

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China Urges Europe to Unite Against Trump Tariffs