Scott B. MacDonald
Politics, Europe
The glue of the Cold War has given way to a less well-defined commonality of national interests.
Stress has crept into the dialogue between the world’s largest and fourth largest economies — the United States and Germany, respectively. That stress is generated by trade, tax and regulatory issues, but also by the U.S. presidential election. The possibility that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could win the November contest is generating deep concerns in Berlin. Even with a Hillary Clinton victory though, relations between Washington and Berlin are due for a reassessment as the glue of the Cold …read more
Source: The National Interest
