The era of single-market dependence is over By Dure Akram, Lahore / Pakistan Pakistan’s economy is feeling the pinch of U.S. protectionism after President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed a blanket 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports, coupled with a punitive 29 percent surcharge on Pakistani goods—despite a modest $3 billion surplus with America—prompting Islamabad to scramble for relief. The ...
And China is ready to react. By Orçun Göktürk, Beijing / China “The best thing to do now is to declare war on Taiwan. Because Trump once said he would impose a 100% tariff on China if we did so. But the current rates are way higher than that. At least this way, we would reunify with Taiwan and also ...
Global wealth thus becomes a burden on capital. And states use their power to reserve the remaining sources of growth for domestic companies. By Stephan Kaufmann US President Donald Trump has declared Wednesday “Liberation Day.” The next major round of import tariffs is scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, intended to free the US economy from pesky competition. Trump’s trade ...
The US and Colombia traded threats of tariffs. For now, the conflict has tuned down. But Colombian President made a point for the entire continent. By Yunus Soner US President Donald Trump’s policy of migration caused a first diplomatic sable rattling on the American continent. Trump started expelling so-called immigrant migrants, putting them in US military planes. Footage shows migrants ...
Posted by by United World International 14 Min Read December 24, 2024 By Daniel Moser * Political analyst and editor, Argentine and Mexican, Director of HELIOS Comunicación (heliosmx.org) Member of the Center for National Strategic Studies, A. C., in Mexico. Those who know Donald Trump well say that he is a good poker player and, if we observe how he ...