Friday, October 27, 2017

Reuters — After Iran shock, nervous Europe girds for next Trump salvo

But the Iran decision, taken despite personal appeals from France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Angela Merkel and Britain’s Theresa May, has changed the calculus in Europe, according to diplomats, politicians and analysts.

No longer is there an underlying confidence that Europe can muddle through three more years of Trump without fear of major, and possibly lasting, disruptions to the relationship. Nor is there faith that Trump, when the stakes are high, will listen to what his advisers and partners tell him....
Reuters
After Iran shock, nervous Europe girds for next Trump salvo
Noah Barkin

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