EU's Best Trade Weapon? Playing U.S. Politics Against the GOP

How the EU Can Exploit GOP Divisions to Win a Trade War

First of all, tariffs are a terrible idea. I’ve written about it in the past, which you can read here. They are the economic equivalent of punching yourself in the face to teach your enemy a lesson.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose sweeping tariffs—up to 25% —on some imports from the EU. April 2nd is the ground zero when the Trump administratio…