How Trump America reunites the United Kingdom and the EU

Brexit has torn the United Kingdom and the European Union. Now, President Trump’s America reduces them together.

Five years after the release of Britain of the European Union, their leaders cautiously headed for a new era of cooperation. In an event which was presented as a major resetting of relations, the two parties will meet for a summit Monday in London.

We expect that they announce a historic defense and security agreement intended to strengthen military security in Europe, because the United States retrograd its commitment to the continent. Negotiators could also announce plans to soften certain rules on food trade and deepen energy cooperation.

Admittedly, achieving an agreement on the form of the new relationship was not easy. Despite the high challenges on defense, more prosaic concerns, including fishing rights and a plan for young people’s travel between countries, have remained painful collision points for negotiators.

But Monday’s event aims to highlight the commitment of the two partners to work together during an increasingly heavy geopolitical era. Crossing the broad program will be a primordial theme: how to move forward in a world where the United States retires.

After decades of world leadership in defense and an embrace of free trade, the role of the United States in the world is fundamentally reworked by the Trump administration. Trump prompted Europe to further assume the defense. He moved away from Ukraine in its own right support and got closer to Russia. And he waged a trade war against the world, slapping diplomatic friends and enemies with much higher prices.