Published: 20 Feb 2025
Author: Stephen Olson
Southeast Asia was spared in the initial flurry of Trumpian trade actions, but Trump’s introduction of expansive and unprecedented non-trade issues into trade relations will inevitably entangle the region.
The nations of Southeast Asia have thus far been spectators as President Trump has rolled out punitive trade actions at breakneck speed. Mexico, Canada, and China found themselves first in the firing line, while a mini-trade war with Colombia flared up and was extinguished within a day or so. Across the Atlantic, Trump has warned his EU counterparts that he would “absolutely” be hitting them with tariffs as well.
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