Sanctions on one side, tariffs on the other: Is the world heading for another round of trouble?

Synopsis Canada has hit back at US tariffs with tariffs of its own. China has warned Washington against its latest Iran sanctions. The fights are unrelated, but the response is becoming familiar: Action, retaliation, with something kept in reserve for a possible future negotiation. How do businesses cope with such geopolitics? Especially when today’s rules can change tomorrow? Canada and China. Two countries that are quite different in many ways. Yet, in the last 48 hours, both have found themselves reacting to actions and warnings from the US in pretty much similar fashion. Just add to the list the fact…