⚠️Automatic translation pending review by an economist.
During the US presidential campaign, candidate Donald Trump announced that he wanted to protect American companies from what he considered unfair competition from the country’s main trading partners. Since then, the US president seems to be keeping his campaign promises by implementing several highly protectionist measures: renegotiating NAFTA, withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum, etc. Fears of a trade war between the United States and the rest of the world are causing widespread concern, creating uncertainty as to whether these protectionist measures will be fully implemented. Furthermore, they have given rise to a sometimes ideological debate on the advantages and/or disadvantages of free trade. It is therefore necessary to take a look at the infographics in order to better understand its specific features, particularly when compared with those of protectionism.
