国际英语资讯:Spotlight: One year of turbulence leaves Europe-U.S. relations in question
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 5-- <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turbulent">turbulent</span> 2017 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="sufficient">sufficient</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span>.</p><p><span word="TRANSATLANTIC">TRANSATLANTIC</span> <span word="DISAGREEMENT">DISAGREEMENT</span></p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 20, 2017, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>. <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2017 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="president">president</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="obsolete">obsolete</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span>.</p><p>"23 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paying">paying</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2017 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> "<span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hinting">hinting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="clause">clause</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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