Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 1, 2018

Doug Palmer, Politico: Trump’s global trade war

‘Today is a bad day for world trade,’ says Cecilia Malmström, the European trade commissioner.

Donald Trump’s move to slap penalties on imports from U.S. allies including the EU is moving the country to the brink of a global trade war — with U.S. consumers, farmers and manufacturers caught in the middle — as the White House tries to wrest concessions from reluctant trading partners.

The Trump administration will impose new duties on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico after failing to reach deals with them to address national security concerns related to the imports, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 1, 2018

How to win a trade war -- Peter Morici, Washington Times

The trade thoughts of Mao Tse Trump -- Washington Examiner

It’s Back On: Trump Will Meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un -- National Interest

Forget the ‘Libya model’ for North Korea -- Karl P. Mueller, Reuters

Can US-China talks calm global trade war fears? -- Daniel Shane, CNN

Iran Wants to Stay in Syria Forever -- Foreign Policy

The Iran Deal Was Bad, but Leaving It Was Worse -- Ariel E. Levite, National Interest

When It Comes To U.S. Military Policy In Africa, Trump Is Just Following His Predecessor -- Scott Beauchamp, ARC

Trouble brews for Brussels with Italy's new government -- Tim Hedges, The Commentator

Will populists put Italy on collision course with Europe? -- Ylenia Gostoli, Al Jazeera

Spain PM Rajoy ousted: What happens next? -- BBC

Russia’s World Cup blues are only to be expected -- M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times

Macron’s plan to save Europe is compelling – but he’s on his own -- Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian

Neighbourly relations with the U.S. are over -- Lawrence Herman, The Globe and Mail

The Growing Dangers of the New Nuclear-Arms Race -- Eric Schlosser, New Yorker