European Union diplomacy and the Trump administration

Under the Trump administration, a transatlantic trade conflict has been escalating step by step. First, it was about tariffs on steel and aluminium, then about retaliation for the French digital tax, which is suspended until the end of the year. Most recently, the US administration threatened the European Union with tariffs on cars and car parts because of Canadian seafood being subject to lower import duties. As simulations with NiGEM show, a further escalation of the transatlantic trade conflict has the potential to slow down economic growth significantly in the countries involved. This is a considerable risk given the fact that the countries have to cope with the enormous negative effects of the pandemic shock. Furthermore, the damage caused by the trade conflict depends on the extent to which the affected countries use fiscal policy to stabilise their economies.

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Trump Administration Recertifies Iranian Compliance with JCPOA Notwithstanding Increasing Concern with Iranian Behavior

The American Journal of International Law ◽

10.1017/ajil.2017.79 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 111 (4) ◽

pp. 1056-1062

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Security Council ◽

The Other ◽

The European Union ◽

Nuclear Program ◽

Comprehensive Plan ◽

Un Security Council ◽

Ongoing Concern ◽

The U.S ◽

Trump Administration

In July 2015, Iran, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany, and the European Union adopted the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Pursuant to that agreement, Iran committed to limiting the scope and content of its nuclear program in exchange for relief from various nuclear-related sanctions imposed by the other signatories. By law, the U.S. State Department is required to certify Iran's compliance with the agreement every ninety days. The Trump administration first certified Iran's compliance with the agreement in April 2017, albeit reluctantly. In its first certification, the Trump administration expressed ongoing concern about Iran's sponsorship of terrorism, and repeated previous criticism of the JCPOA as “fail[ing] to achieve the objective of a non-nuclear Iran.”

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Tariff-Based Disputes Continue to Characterize Trump Administration Trade Policies

The American Journal of International Law ◽

10.1017/ajil.2018.93 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 112 (4) ◽

pp. 751-759 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

European Union ◽

Free Trade Agreement ◽

Trade Agreement ◽

The United States ◽

Trade Policies ◽

The European Union ◽

Trade Relations ◽

Trading Partners ◽

Trump Administration

Over the summer of 2018, trade relations between the United States and many of its trading partners continued to be marked by tensions. The United States and China ratcheted up their use of tariffs against each other. The United States both received and initiated requests for consultation with various countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) related to its earlier steel and aluminum tariffs and to tariffs imposed in response by other countries. President Trump has continued to pursue the possibility of further tariffs, including with respect to automobile and uranium imports. The United States also escalated trade tensions with Turkey through various measures, explicitly linking some of these measures to Turkey's detainment of an American pastor. Despite the broader theme of tensions, negotiations have proved productive between the United States and two of its major trading partners—the European Union and Mexico—paving a way for future settlements. With the European Union, the Trump administration has reached a tentative understanding and agreed not to impose new tariffs while the parties negotiate toward finalizing this understanding. As to Mexico, in late August 2018 the Trump administration announced that the two countries had reached agreement with respect to many issues underlying their ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations.

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Brexit, Trump and the special relationship

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations ◽

10.1177/1369148117713719 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 543-557 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Graham K Wilson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

European Union ◽

United Kingdom ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Future ◽

Future Direction ◽

The Impact ◽

Trump Administration

The unexpected victories of Donald Trump in the United States 2016 Presidential campaign and of the Leave campaign in the British referendum on membership in the European Union have important similarities in terms of campaign strategy, rhetoric and social bases of support. They are exemplars of a wave of right-wing populism that has swept across advanced democracies. The triumph of Brexit also raises questions about the future relationship between the United Kingdom and United States. While it is too early to be certain about either the impact of Brexit or the future direction of the Trump Administration, and despite ties between the Trump Administration and British politicians who campaigned for or subsequently supported Brexit, the United Kingdom could become much less useful as a diplomatic and economic partner to the United States after leaving the European Union.

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European Union, 2017

Administration ◽

10.2478/admin-2018-0008 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (1) ◽

pp. 69-81

Author(s):

Margaret Mary Malone

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

The European Union ◽

Fair Weather ◽

High Profile ◽

Election Results ◽

Commission President ◽

Trade Deals ◽

Trump Administration ◽

The Eu

Abstract The year 2017 was eventful for the EU and its member states. Given the widespread Euroscepticism and populism which appeared to be on the rise last year, election results in the Netherlands, France and Germany were greeted with relief and hope for the future. The EU was in an optimistic mood. European Commission President Jean- Claude Juncker used his State of the European Union speech in September to note that the EU had the ‘wind in its sails’ (Juncker, 2017). At the same time, he cautioned that the fair weather conditions would not last long - there was no room for complacency. The EU had to act to protect, empower and defend its citizens. The EU moved forward on a number of policy fronts in the wake of the Brexit vote and also concluded high-profile international trade deals in an effort to fill the vacuum left by the protectionist policies of the Trump administration.

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