Guardian analysis: with Trump or without Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover

The transatlantic relationship faces strong tensions and questions are raised about whether the rupture is temporary or structural. Is Donald Trump the cause of the gap or just a symptom of underlying trends? Optimists hope that lost stability can be restored after Trump, but those recently in Washington express serious doubts. Even in recent history, US -European relations had not reached such critical levels. Current tensions make the first term Trump relatively mild to Europeans. Leaving the Iranian nuclear program was serious, but the prospect of Iran’s bombing and Israel’s war against the regime is different. The threat of duties and vacancies, such as Jean-Claude Juncker to buy more US products, were a test, but the imposition of 15% of the US and the compulsory, annoying gesture of Ursula von der Layen next to Smile Trump […]
Source: News Beast

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