Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- The regime in the United States (US), led by Mr Donald John Trump, has in the past seven months introduced many alien relations into international relations. But when many thought it could not get worse, the American regime is taking decisions that do not appear to be the products of sound thinking.

Perhaps the main instrument of Trump's alienating foreign policy is the weaponisation of tariffs. This was wielded like the Sword of Damocles cutting all sides, including foes like China and allies such as Canada. In fact, the regime insists that the latter should be its 51st state, and Trump calls the Canadian Prime Minister a Governor. But the use of tariffs had mainly been projected as an economic weapon, except for some...