Donald Trump’s administration’s recent embrace of broad tariff policy has placed America’s allies in an uncomfortable predicament; their trade relationships depend upon bilateral relationships while multilateral cooperation must remain intact. At the core of this issue lies the administration’s decision to implement “reciprocal tariffs” on almost all imports into the US. Beginning early April 2025,...
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