U.S. sanctions threat over EU digital regulation ramps up geo-economic tensions
By 
Ruth Prickett2025-08-29T18:57:00
President Trump has threatened to sanction EU leaders and impose further tariffs in retaliation for the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).
Will he carry this out? Nobody knows, but if he presses ahead with either sanctions or increased tariffs, it will escalate his radical use of U.S. economic and political might to influence the policies of allied countries and trading partners, rather than political enemies.
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