What will the US presidential election mean for Europe?

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are now in the final week of campaigning before the US presidential election on 8 November 2016. Simon Reich examines what the result of the election could mean for Europe. He writes that although Clinton has far more support among Europeans, both candidates may well continue the trend of pivoting away from Europe in their efforts to shape global foreign policy.

ESO: Background information: The everyday and the existential: how Clinton and Trump challenge transatlantic relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-everyday-and-the-existential-how-clinton-and-trump-challenge-transatlantic-relations/

EurActiv, 04.11.16: If Europe could vote in the US election… http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/if-europe-could-vote-in-the-us-election/

EurActiv, 07.11.16: Bavaria to welcome Trump if elected http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/bavaria-to-welcome-trump-if-elected/

EUObserver, 08.11.16: What would a Trump victory mean for the EU? https://euobserver.com/foreign/135819

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