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How Trump’s trade threats have reshaped Europe’s global strategy

uropean Union flags outside the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels on 15 December 2025. AFP - NICOLAS TUCAT

Catalysed by the actions of US President Donald Trump since his return to office one year ago, the European Union has scrambled to finalise a slew of trade agreements, underscoring the bloc’s desire to diversify as transatlantic relations are tested to the limit.

For decades, the Euopean Union – the world’s largest trading bloc – has operated within an international order anchored by close economic and security ties with the United States.

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