A tumultuous week has seen Britain squeezed by both the U.S. and the European Union as London embarks on simultaneous trade talks with both economic powerhouses ahead of formally leaving the EU on Jan. 31. A proposed ‘digital tax’ on U.S. companies drew the ire of Washington, while Brussels made clear where it saw the balance of power between itself and London. ‘U.K. is only one country’ Irish Prime Minister ...
![European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton. [Georges Gobet/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/137602899.jpg?itok=1VGLeEVJ "European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton. [Georges Gobet/AFP]")
![BELGIUM, Brussels : EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas make a statement on October 23, 2013 after their working session at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/789.jpg?itok=qf1Yjjx3 "BELGIUM, Brussels : EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas make a statement on October 23, 2013 after their working session at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. [AFP]")
