Although the new administration of the United States is still in its early stages, Donald Trump has made clear his protectionist stance in international trade. Much of the president’s campaign revolved around declarations that it would restrict American trade and renegotiate or withdraw established treaties, including NAFTA with Mexico and Canada. Assuming Trump maintains its focus on America First, analysts around the world are predicting a slowdown in trade that would seriously damage the world economy. However, Mexican currency expert Pablo Soria de Lachicais hopeful that the strong leadership of the European Union will unite Asia, the Middle East and Latin American economic powers into market-opening alliances that would effectively fill any fall in trade left by the United States. . Sachsa of Lachica said that even before Trump’s inauguration, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom announced that the 28-nation bloc…