Britain is Caught Between Trump and a Hard Place

This is London’s geopolitical reality now: caught between a retrograde American administration with Donald Trump with which it no longer shares a world view and a frustrated Europe it is trying to divorce. This is not a recipe for international influence.

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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: World becomes unpredictable as ‘populist’ Trump wins US election http://www.europeansources.info/record/world-becomes-unpredictable-as-populist-trump-wins-us-election/

UK: GOV.UK: Press Release, 09.11.16: PM congratulates Donald Trump on his election as the next US President https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-congratulates-donald-trump-on-his-election-as-the-next-us-president

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