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Mar 2025
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Europe's response to the threat from Tru...

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Europe is facing its biggest defence challenge since the second world war. This is compounded by the destabilising impact of US tariffs. So how is it measuring up? Gideon puts this question to Arancha González Laya, dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Science Po and a former foreign minister of Spain. Clip: Emmanuel Macron


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EU retaliates after Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs take effect

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