Tariffs, Chicken, and the Future of U.S./European Relations

In the short time since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has upended vast swaths of international politics. On January 23 in a televised message, President Trump unequivocally promised the annual World Economic Forum in Davos that he would follow through on his “America First” agenda in matters of global trade.  The president pronounced, “My message to every business in the world is very simple: Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth. But if you don’t make your product in America . . . then, very simply, you will have to pay a tariff.”  In his remarks, the president specifically called out the European Union, noting that “they put tariffs on things we want to do,” like cars and American agricultural products.    Read Full Article »