Europe Is Running Out of Options to Hold Back Trump’s Aggression
- The EU has little hard power to back up its measures on trade
- Logic of Trump’s attacks still baffles leaders in Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump
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As Donald Trump heads to a showdown with China’s Xi Jinping and the costs of his trade war start to become clear, the European Union is baffled by his determination to open a second front.