US, EU rulers clash over trade, spending for NATO

Rancor reflects Washington’s new course as old imperialist ‘world order’ is coming apart
Vol. 82/No. 32 - August 27, 2018
Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker talk to press July 25.

President Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, met at the White House July 25 and announced they had reached a “truce” in imposing protectionist tariffs between Washington and the Berlin-led EU trading bloc. In these conflicts…