Environmental Issues in a Trade War
Husnul Isa Harahap
Department of Political Science Universitas Sumatera Utara
Abstract
A trade war is a conflict that occurs between two or more countries in the sector of trade. The conflict can be seen in the case of an increase in tariffs, or other obstacles made to disrupt the economic balance of a country, so that the country changes its economic policy or trade. One issue in trade wars is environmental issues. What are these issues? This study was conducted with a political ecology and political economy approach and data collection using library and internet. The findings of this study describe that there are three main environmental issues in a trade war. First, the issue of environmental harm. Issues on health standards on traded products. Third, human rights issues. The study also found that there were always double standards in trade political policies that tended to have a taste of trade wars.
Keywords: Trade war, environmental, political policy, double standards, diplomacy.
Topic: Trade policies strategic Responses