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How the EU can respond to US economic warfare: podcast

How the EU can respond to US economic warfare: podcast

Reuters27-05-2025

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As President Donald Trump threatens tariffs, Brussels is also worrying about Washington using sanctions against it. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Agathe Demarais of the European Council on Foreign Relations talks about how the bloc should deploy its own weapons.
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