Lesotho: Unseen Costs of U.S. Tariffs – the Case of Lesotho

The devastating impact of Trump’s tariffs on Lesotho prompted the government to declare a “state of disaster”, Alasow Ghedi argues, the economic crisis is a “violent outcome of a 150-year process that systematically eroded Lesotho’s economic sovereignty”.

In recent months, the unilateral and illegal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have garnered much attention. While much of the debate focuses on how these tariffs will impact US consumers and how US allies and adversaries are…