Europe Should Shrug Off Trump’s Tariff Threats

Europe should shrug off Trump’s tariff threats

Not all provocations require a reaction — and sometimes showing courage entails doing nothing.

ANSA - by Stefano Polli and Ugo Caltagirone. The different perceptions between USA and EU on the policies of the American president. (ANSA)

In the face of Putin, Poland is arming itself, but the American sponsor is never far away. Europe's withdrawal, in an attempt to break its dependence on the United States, will be painful.

Can Europe unplug from Trump’s America?

Our continent runs on US tech. With Trump in the White House, that no longer feels safe – and plans are taking shape for a way out

The debate entitled "Are we facing an economic nuclear winter?" was the first in the new series of Current Affairs from the Library, a joint project of the Václav Havel Library, the Economia publishing house and Aktuálně.cz. The debate was attended by former governor of the Czech National Bank Miroslav Singer, former foreign minister of the Czech Republic, ambassador to the US and now MEP for the ODS Alexandr Vondra, and Martin Ehl, chief analys…

The system that has ruled for over 80 years is faltering. Europe is seeking the privilege that has made the United States an economic power. At the same time, China is building a currency weapon that can erode the hegemony of the dollar. Read what Olli Rehn, Risto Murto and three other experts on the subject have to say in Kauppalehti. You won't get this kind of analysis anywhere else.