Spiegel: Time for the EU to Isolate Trump?

European leaders wrestle with how to deal with disruptive US policies. The G7 meeting in Canada reflected the divisions and erosion of US disdain for strongmen’s ways. Writing for Spiegel Online, Roland Nelles describes the brutish approach: disdain for agreements made by predecessors, rejection for the rules of international order or rational arguments, fawning over leaders of Russia and North Korea, demand for complete control yet refusal to accept responsibility for consequences, and an adversarial style that emphasizes America First policies. Nelles argues that European leaders should end attempts to appease Trump and explain to Americans: “Europe can offer resistance by isolating Trump, by avoiding him and by making it explicitly clear why they are doing so.” US voters may restrain the administration with the November congressional elections, with every seat of the House of Representatives and about a third of the Senate to be decided. Nelles describes US voters as “Europe's most important allies – and Europe's greatest hope.” – YaleGlobal