Geopolitics
The Bludgeon of Hegemony: Trump's Threatened Embargo on Spain and the Imperial Playbook
U.S. President Trump intends to impose a trade embargo on Spain over defense spending tensions, wielding powerful emergency economic acts. This reckless threat exemplifies America's imperial impulse to weaponize trade against a compliant NATO ally, revealing a system designed to bully the Global South and its partners who dare to pursue sovereign policies.