IF DONALD TRUMP wins a second time period in November’s election, main shifts in American coverage would observe. The Republican platform—a 16-page document that gives perception into how Mr Trump may lead—requires a large programme to deport undocumented immigrants and tighter controls on who comes into the nation. Buying and selling companions ought to anticipate greater tariffs and restrictions: the previous president has already outlined plans for levies on all imports. Army assist would in all probability turn into extra conditional; allies could be browbeaten into growing their very own spending on defence.
To assist make sense of the worldwide repercussions, EIU, our sister firm, ranked America’s 70 largest buying and selling companions by their publicity to Trumpian insurance policies (see map). The rating—which EIU calls the “Trump threat index”—is predicated on international locations’ publicity to American insurance policies on commerce, safety and immigration.
