#TrumpTariffs

In a world groaning under the weight of compounded economic crises, Trump's decisions and his economic circles appear as if they are still operating with the mentality of primitive trade deals, where sovereignty is measured by the number of imposed tariffs rather than the number of fruitful partnerships. The reactivation of tariffs on goods from China and other countries, and their extension to include more sectors, is nothing but an escalation that is paid for not by politicians, but by the ordinary citizen, the investor, and the small businesses that are crushed between the hands of recession and inflation.

Justifying these measures under the pretext of "protecting national interests" is no longer convincing. The world has changed, supply chains have intertwined, and economies have become interconnected to the point that any hasty decision causes a global shock whose consequences cannot be predicted. China has changed, and markets responded quickly by redirecting their exports through Southeast Asia, while American stock exchanges plummeted and corporate profit margins shrank.