Trump’s Tariff Hammer and the Strategic Calculus Behind the Mar-a-Lago Accord
..., and geopolitical leverage—to reboot U.S. hegemony Introduction On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a bold escalation in U.S. trade policy, imposing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports and a specific 20% tariff on goods from the European Union (EU), up from the previous average tariff rate of 3.5%. [ 1 ] Framed as a countermeasure to persistent trade imbalances, this protectionist move has elicited sharp reactions from German legacy media, cartel party politicians, and mainstream ...
08.04.2025