News Analysis
The sweeping 10 percent “Liberation Day” tariffs on Australian exports—notably its beef trade—is not just a dispute about trade barriers, but a deeper ideological clash that has been the bone of contention between the Trump administration and governments around the world.
In the era of globalisation and free trade, U.S. authorities have accused countries like Australia of quietly deploying a different type of trade barrier—opaque regulation and drawn-out approval processes.
It’s an ironic twist given the Trump administration is often the first to be accused by media outlets of engaging in protectionism and disrupting free trade….