Last week, the continent confronted its worst fears about the new president, but also recognized the need for a new strategy.

What frustrates Europe's detractors is there's rarely a clear answer. Different European nations speak with different voices, though they share many values and goals. But in the current climate of black-and-white thinking prevalent in Washington and Moscow,

Donald Trump is an equal opportunity mercantilist. When it comes to the European Union’s €198 billion trade surplus with the United States, he’ll claw at any sector he can. Brandishing 25 percent tariffs on EU steel and aluminum,