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The biggest and shocking news of this time from the corridors of international trade and diplomacy is coming out from America, where former President Donald Trump, known all over the world for his aggressive economic policies, has once again burst a tariff bomb on countries around the world. This time their main target has become the rapidly emerging unmanned aircraft i.e. drone sector in the international market, on which America has made a big announcement of directly imposing huge import duty of up to 100 percent. Due to this aggressive decision of Trump, not only the traditional rival countries of America, but also those close allies and friendly countries of Washington, which till now have been exporting their defense equipment and technical products on a large scale to the American market, have been badly affected. Global trade experts believe that with the implementation of this policy, there has been an earthquake in the global supply chain and in the coming days, the trade equation of defense and technology sector will completely change, because America is considered to be the largest and most attractive market in the world where every country wants to make its inroads.
100% import duty on drone sector and its dire implications
The main objective behind Donald Trump’s drastic step of imposing 100% direct tax on the import of drones and related parts is said to be to promote America’s domestic manufacturing sector and completely eliminate foreign dependence on strategically sensitive technology. In the last few years, the US defense and commercial market was flooded with cheap and advanced drones coming from foreign countries, especially Asian and European countries, due to which American local companies were facing heavy competition. Now after this heavy tariff, it will become almost impossible or extremely expensive to buy imported drones in America, due to which the doors of the American market seem to be almost closed for foreign companies. Defense analysts say that this step is not just a change in trade rules, but it is a kind of economic protectionism which can give a huge blow to the pace of globalization on the technological and defense front. This is a big blow for China and other major drone exporting countries, because they used to do business worth billions of dollars in the American market due to their products.
Why did America’s allies face trouble and diplomatic tension?
The most interesting and surprising aspect of this whole matter is that not only America’s rival countries are falling prey to this new tariff bomb of Donald Trump, but America’s close and traditional allies like the European Union (EU) and other western countries have also been forced to bear its brunt. Despite global trade agreements and strategic partnerships, the Trump administration has made it clear that America will keep its national interests paramount in economic matters, even if its friends have to suffer because of it. Many European countries and their defense manufacturers who used to export high-end commercial and surveillance drones to America will now come under the ambit of this 100 percent duty, which is sure to deal a major blow to their export business. This situation has also fueled diplomatic tension between NATO and Western countries because the allies were expecting that they would get some special concessions in American policies, but this blunt stance of Trump has dashed all the expectations and has forced them to rethink their trade strategies.
Far-reaching impacts on the global economy and defense trade
This aggressive decision of Donald Trump is likely to have far-reaching and deep impacts on the global economy and future defense trade. When the world’s largest economy begins to close its markets with such harsh tariffs, other countries are also motivated to take retaliatory tariffs, which creates the risk of starting a new global trade war. In addition, companies in countries that were highly dependent on the US market will now have to make drastic changes in their business models and look for new markets outside the US. On the other hand, this policy may provide initial protection and incentives to US domestic drone manufacturers, but in the long run, it may hinder the exchange of technology and American consumers and industries may have to pay higher prices. Overall, this bomb of 100% tariff on drones is going to prove to be a big milestone in the future that will completely decide the condition and direction of both international politics and global business.