Following the meeting between President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Douglas Rediker argues that the two were successful in staving off an all-out trade war, but that the lack of specificity in the joint statement means we’re far from a trade deal with the European Union.
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PodcastDid the US and EU secure a trade deal?
Douglas A. Rediker
Douglas A. Rediker
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Center on the United States and Europe
@dougrediker
July 27, 2018