A political decision was clearly taken by the White House to harden the tone vis-à-vis the European Union. Whether it is, among other things, the American military presence in Germany, the reform of the WTO (World Trade Organization), or the taxation of American digital giants, Donald Trump has chosen to punch the table.
Is it a negotiating tactic that also serves as a campaign argument for the outgoing president to demonstrate his harshness and nationalism? Or a unilateral approach doomed to last if re-elected in November? We can look at the first hypothesis because Donald Trump's trade negotiator, Bob Lighthizer, did not close the door to a resumption of discussions at the OECD to later define a global framework for the taxation of multinationals.
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