President Trump’s trade and international policies

US President Donald Trump had pushed ahead in 2018 with his controversial policies on trade and defence, which critics said could undermine the global rules-based order and create new uncertainties.

The European Union's trade spat with the US eased somewhat following a meeting of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker with Trump in July 2018. However, the NATO summit earlier in July 2018 and Trump's subsequent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin did little to reassure the EU about the stability of transatlantic relations.

This note offers links to recent commentaries and reports published by international think tanks on President Trump's policy moves, focusing on relations with Europe, Russia, China and trade. It does not cover reports on Iran, North Korea and the US domestic situation, which will be topics of future issues of What think tanks are thinking.

There are earlier titles in the What Think Tanks are Thinking series covering related topics

+ International trade and the G7, June 2018
+ North Korea’s nuclear summitry / US - North Korea summit, June-July 2018
+ Trump, trade and tariffs, March 2018
+ Donald Trump's first year as 45th US President / President Trump's record to date, February 2018

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