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America Germany Trade War Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects refugee limit for Germany in TV interview
The German chancellor has rejected calls from her sister party to limit the number of refugees entering Germany. In a wide-ranging interview she defended the G20 summit in Hamburg and spending on infrastructure.
http://www.dw.com/en/chancellor-angela-merkel-rejects-refugee-limit-for-germany-in-tv-interview/a-39714436

Angela Merkel rules out upper limit on refugees
Chancellor Angela Merkel has “guaranteed” she will oppose any limit on the number of migrants entering Germany. The chancellor’s remarks just days before the German election put her at odds with her Bavarian ally.
http://www.dw.com/en/angela-merkel-rules-out-upper-limit-on-refugees/a-40459431

Challenged at home, Merkel seeks emergency EU meeting on migration
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants/challenged-at-home-merkel-seeks-emergency-eu-meeting-on-migration-idUSKBN1JG1G9

Italy and Malta Block Another Rescue Ship Carrying Migrants
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/world/europe/migrant-ship-mediterranean.html

Iran nuclear deal: EU tells Tehran it remains committed to accord despite Trump’s withdrawal
Miguel Arias Canete says 28-nation bloc hopes to increase trade with the Islamic republic
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-nuclear-deal-latest-eu-donald-trump-sanctions-miguel-arias-canete-a8359126.html

Iran nuclear deal: Trump pulls US out in break with Europe allies
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44045957

Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to the Next Great Depression
And we’ll be the ones who pay the price.
https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trumps-trade-wars-lead-next-great-depression/

Trump’s trade war won’t achieve what he wants, but it will hurt American workers and consumers
www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-trump-tariffs-20180404-story.html

The looming global trade war
America is setting dangerous new precedents as it tries to curb imports
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/03/08/the-looming-global-trade-war

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US report says trade war would destroy jobs
usa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201805/03/WS5aea4cf9a3105cdcf651ba78.html

Trump doubles down: ‘Trade wars are good, and easy to win’
“When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win,” Trump tweets.
Trump announced Thursday that he will impose 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum as early as next week.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/02/trump-trade-wars-are-good-and-easy-to-win.html

President Trump says NATO members must finally contribute their fair share (C-SPAN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsA8ZpN0LqQ

Donald Trump warns Nato members will be ‘dealt with’ if they refuse to pay more for military alliance
President singles out Germany for not contributing enough
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-nato-warning-germany-jens-stoltenberg-payments-a8356906.html

How Economic Dependence Could Undermine Europe’s Foreign Policy Coherence
www.gmfus.org/publications/how-economic-dependence-could-undermine-europes-foreign-policy-coherence

German carmakers hit by report Trump threatens to drive them off U.S. streets
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-autos-germany/german-carmakers-hit-by-report-trump-threatens-to-drive-them-off-us-streets-idUSKCN1IW0LP

Trump threatens German carmakers with 35 percent U.S. import tariff
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-germany-autos-idUSKBN1500VJ

Donald Trump threatens German carmakers with tariffs
US president’s measures draw unexpected support from some Democrats
https://www.ft.com/content/6bbd9e74-2546-11e8-b27e-cc62a39d57a0

Why Germany’s current-account surplus is bad for the world economy
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2017/07/08/why-germanys-current-account-surplus-is-bad-for-the-world-economy

If this is a trade war, the United States will win
https://usa.spectator.co.uk/2018/06/if-this-is-a-trade-war-the-united-states-will-win/

FT COLUMN: In a trade war Germany is the weakest link
The eurozone’s beggar-thy-neighbour trade strategy is clearly unsustainable as it has made the bloc vulnerable to the US’s protectionist action
https://www.businesslive.co.za/ft/opinion/columnists/2018-03-19-ft-column-in-a-trade-war-germany-is-the-weakest-link/

Exposed and dependent: Germany desperate to avoid trade war
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-usa-trade-analysis/exposed-and-dependent-germany-desperate-to-avoid-trade-war-idUSKBN1I51WS

TRUMP TAKES AIM AT NATO Nato in Donald Trump’s firing line as trade war with EU escalates and US president demands Germany pays up
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6506349/nato-in-donald-trumps-firing-line-as-trade-war-with-eu-escalates-and-us-president-demands-germany-pays-up/

Germany’s export-oriented economic model is caught in a US-Chinese squeeze
bruegel.org/2018/04/germany-export-oriented-economic-model-us-chinese-squeeze/

‘Trade wars are good,’ Trump says, defying global concern over tariffs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade/trade-wars-are-good-trump-says-defying-global-concern-over-tariffs-idUSKCN1GE1PM

Time For a Trade War?
https://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2018/03/06/time_for_a_trade_war_112735.html

Europe reassures Iran of commitment to nuclear deal without U.S
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-eu/europe-reassures-iran-of-commitment-to-nuclear-deal-without-u-s-idUSKCN1IK063

EU launches package to counter US sanctions on Iran
https://www.ft.com/content/1740471c-5a92-11e8-bdb7-f6677d2e1ce8

EU to ban companies from complying with US sanctions over Iran nuclear deal
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/18/eu-ban-companies-complying-us-sanctions-iran-nuclear-deal/

Swift shows impact of Iran dispute on international business
US action highlights potential European business squeeze and wider fallout
https://www.ft.com/content/9f082a96-63f4-11e8-90c2-9563a0613e56

EU tells Iran it will try to protect firms from US sanctions
EU stays in nuclear deal but official warns there is ‘no one magic option’ over trade after US withdrawal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/15/eu-tells-iran-it-will-try-to-protect-firms-from-us-sanctions

EU urges US to make exemptions from Iran sanctions
Appeal shows fears that European efforts to shield companies will be insufficient
https://www.ft.com/content/7b18b032-697c-11e8-8cf3-0c230fa67aec

US and EU head for showdown over shutting Iran off from finance
Washington sanctions put Swift payments network in spotlight
https://www.ft.com/content/04b831fc-5913-11e8-bdb7-f6677d2e1ce8

Germany: Migrants ‘may have fuelled violent crime rise’
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42557828

The Changing Face of the Country
Many Germans feel foreign in their own country and are afraid that immigration is changing their homeland rapidly. Every fifth person in Germany comes from an immigration background and that number will continue to climb. What does that mean for the country?
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-and-immigration-the-changing-face-of-the-country-a-1203143.html

Violent crime rises in Germany and is attributed to refugees
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany-crime/violent-crime-rises-in-germany-and-is-attributed-to-refugees-idUSKBN1ES16J

American Isolationism, With a Very, Very Big Stick
Polls show that U.S. voters want to focus on domestic issues, and yet support for defense spending is at its highest level since 9/11.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/17/american-isolationism-with-a-very-very-big-stick-trump-clinton-election/

Global Governance After U.S. Withdrawal
https://www.cfr.org/event/global-governance-after-us-withdrawal