Macron’s ‘Trade Bazooka’: EU Postures Aggressively Against America Amid Rising Tensions

In the latest episode of strained transatlantic relations, French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the European Union to wield its so-called “trade bazooka” — a powerful but controversial anti-coercion instrument (ACI) designed to retaliate against perceived economic aggression. But while Macron paints this as a necessary defense, this posturing threatens to destabilize free trade and jeopardize American economic sovereignty under Washington’s watch. Why Is the EU Threatening America Over Tariffs? The backdrop is President Donald Trump’s pushback against Europe’s unfair trade practices and aggressive moves like Greenland. The EU, a bloc more comfortable with bureaucratic financial sanctions than direct...