Is it worth being friends with the US?
Satyajit Das, a former banker, is the author of "Traders, Guns & Money," "Extreme Money" and "A Banquet of Consequences: Reloaded."
Asia and Europe are, for the most part, trying to reach an accommodation with U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's policies. This misses an essential question: whether being chums with the U.S. is worth it?
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