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US-EU Economic and Political Conflict in the Second Trump Era

... This subjective logic of Trump and his advisers (it would be a mistake to look for sound economic reasoning) replaces the principles and rules of the WTO with bilateral and multilateral pressure being placed on partners, primarily EU member states and China. The return of Peter Navarro and Kevin Hassett to the inner circle of the President’s economic advisers was accompanied by harder rhetoric against the EU, hinting at hidden protectionism, administrative barriers and discrimination against U.S. companies. In the meantime, threats were made to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports of automobiles, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Parallelly promoted is the “Make America ...

15.04.2025

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Reforming the WTO is a Long and Complicated Process

... importance and inviolability of the WTO’s basic principles and rules. It would seem that Beijing is unlikely to be unconditionally receptive of Washington’s demands that current privileges for developing countries in the WTO be abolished. In contrast, China will rather put forward the need to fight protectionism, which is a threat to free trade. As for Russia, it wholeheartedly supports the idea of reforming the WTO. President Vladimir Putin and Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin recently declared this stance. Russia’s trade diplomacy ...

18.12.2018

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U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)