NameProfessorCourseDateThe Impact of Protectionism on the US Position i n the International ArenaIntroductionIn modern conditions, nationally-oriented states have realized the pernicious nature of excessive liberalizationof economic systems, which is confirmed by the strengthening of protective state measures. Today, a self-regulating market exists only as a utopia. In practice, strict regulation of economic processes is observed. In theprevailing circumstances, nationally-oriented states in every way try to protect their producers by imposingmore and more trade restrictions on importers, despite the restrictions imposed by the WTO and otherorganizations and multilateral agreements.The USA is not an exception to this rule. Currently, the primary goal of Trump`s administration is, by imposingtariffs, to protect the domestic producers and enhance their international competitiveness. This paper will focuson the implications of the protectionism on the US economy and political relationships with other states. As forthe methodology utilized in this research, one should mention both textual and content analyses. The argumentthat protectionism will lead to the deterioration of the position of the USA in the international arena, as well asfurther isolation and escalation of the tensions between the coun try and the rest of the world, constitute thehypothesis of the paper.Theoretical Aspects of State Regulation of Foreign TradeIn a