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[Leonid Bershidsky] Trump may go too far in alienating Europe
May 7, 2018
President Donald Trump has been determined to confront the US’ European allies on every issue of importance, from trade to climate change to the multilateral deal with Iran. As politicians and publics on this side of the Atlantic become increasingly wary, it’s worth asking whether he really wants allies at all. After the unsuccessful visits of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, to Washington, Trump has given Europe another month’s respite from puniti