February 27, 2025

America First Investment Policy + Europe's Trump Strategy with Agathe Demarais

By: Emily Kilcrease and Geoffrey Gertz

Emily and Geoff catch up on the America First Investment Policy memo and other news from the last week, before sitting down with Agathe Demarais of the European Council on Foreign Relations to discuss how Europe is responding to Trump and the future of the transatlantic economic security relationship. (Note: This episode was recorded prior to reports on Wednesday that the Trump administration intends to apply 25% tariffs on EU goods.) Download the full transcript

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White House, America First Investment Policy


White House, Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties


Agathe Demarais, Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests


Agathe Demarais, “Learning from shipwrecked sailors: Three ways Europeans can weather the Trump storm,” ECFR Commentary


Agathe Demarais and Abraham Newman, “Europe Must Unlock Its Geoeconomic Power,” Foreign Affairs


Agathe Demarais, “Why Putin is finally negotiating,” Politico


Agathe Demarais, “Hard, fast, and where it hurts: Lessons from Ukraine-related sanctions for a Taiwan conflict scenario”, ECFR Policy Brief


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