Trump-Watch: When trade becomes a weapon – Trump’s tariff policy as a tool of power
Since the end of July, new US tariffs on imports from around 60 trading partners have been in effect. The chief correspondent for the USA at Wirtschaftswoche explains what it's really about from her point of view.
In the latest episode of "Trump-Watch," host Christian Lammert, a professor of political science at the John-F.-Kennedy Institute, discussed the new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump with Sonja Álvarez, the chief US correspondent for "Wirtschaftswoche." Álvarez explained that Trump's tariff policy cannot be viewed as a single trade dispute but rather as a broader escalation.
Since the end of July, US tariffs ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent have been applied to imports from around 60 trading partners. This move followed a period of a temporary global tariff that was immediately replaced by new, legally differentiated duties. During the podcast, Lammert and Álvarez also discussed lawsuits against Trump, cyberattacks in Minnesota, and the state of the presidential elections.
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