Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

The global trade war is about to get worse, as the rules-based system of international commerce is (A) _______ to revert to an environment where the strong impose their (B) _______ upon the weak, according to an internal memo circulated among European Union governments. The disputes between the US and its closest trading partners are set to (C) _______ “in the coming months, as more unilateral measures are threatened and imposed, leading, in some cases, to countermeasures, or to mercantilist deals,” according to the memo drafted by the European Commission, which manages trade policy for the entire bloc. The (D) _______ warnings come as the exports-based European economic model risks crumbling under pressure from President Donald Trump, who has sought to narrow the US trade deficit at all costs, even if that means an (E) _______ of global rules.