Since Jan. 20, 2017, European leaders have managed U.S. relations with one eye on the clock, anxiously counting down the hours until President Trump’s term is up and hoping the core of the Western alliance isn’t too badly damaged in the meantime.
Trump may not be an aberration that can be waited out, with his successor likely to push reset after four or eight years of fraught ties. Instead, the blend of unilateralism, nationalism and protectionism Trump embodies may be the new American normal.
文本选自
:The Washington Post(华盛顿邮报)
作者
:Griff Witte, Michael Birnbaum
原文标题
:As tensions with Trump deepen, Europe wonders if America is lost for good
原文发布时间
:May 19th 2018