Tariffs and Threats: The EU Canada Rapprochement Tests Transatlantic Relations President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union or halt trade entirely if it proceeds with its plan to make Canada an associate member.
This move appears to be a standard protectionist maneuver, but beneath the surface lies a complex web of geopolitics.
Canada has been seeking to diversify its economy away from the United States in response to escalating trade tensions between the two countries.