FT News Briefing

Swamp Notes: Europe in the age of America First

Europe has been able to predictably lean on the US for decades. But Donald Trump used tariffs and other economic threats to test those assumptions in his first term, and he looks set to do so again. The FT’s EU correspondent Andy Bounds and US climate correspondent Aime Williams join to discuss how the EU is preparing (again) for a more confrontational America.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/41xcMMI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU strikes blockbuster trade deal with Mercosur</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4izzkTe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU commissioner pitches ‘Europe first’ in response to Donald Trump</a><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a> Questions about US politics for next week’s Swamp Notes? Email them to <a href="mailto:ethan.plotkin@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ethan.plotkin@ft.com</a>.  Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d31bfb90-9042-4da3-8b0e-8492511a27d5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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