Trump's tariff strategy: a global geo-economic enigma

Cosco and China Shipping freight containers in the Port of Miami – REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI
The EU, supposedly the world's leading trading power, threw in the towel in the first round without retaliating

Gustavo de Arístegui, diplomat, ambassador and member of parliament for the Popular Party, explained in La Razón on 8 August 2025 how the US government has used tariffs to impose its economic policies around the world. 

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A drone view shows transport trucks entering the United States from Canada on the day that US President Donald Trump will announce new tariffs, at a border crossing between Canada and the United States in Blaine, Washington, USA, on 2 April 2025 - REUTERS/DAVID RYDER