Donald Trump’s rise to power took place under the slogan “America First” heralding a change in the way the United States conducts trade policy. This change is intended to stop the negative effects of globalization by protecting the American economy. In the following article, authors attempt to describe the changes that Donald Trump has made in the conduct of American trade policy. Part I reconstructs the genesis of the legal structures used by the administration of the President of the United States to conduct trade policy, with special emphasis on tariffs as an instrument of conducting trade policy. In Part II, authors analyze the actions that the presidential administration has taken on the international stage and attempt to describe the methods it has used. In Part III, the authors consider the possible future prospects for 2025-2029. In summary, authors attempt to confront the question to what extent the “America First” program is a real paradigm shift in the conduct of trade policy by the United States.
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