The election of Donald Trump as the president of the United States would pose a grave danger to the world, a British research organization has warned.
In its global risk assessment released on Thursday, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the leading Republican candidate’s election as a 12 on a scale of one to 25, describing the real-estate magnate as equally dangerous as (Takfiri) terrorism.
The Manhattan businessman’s “exceptionally hostile” policies towards free trade, and his support for putting troops on the ground in Syria were two of EIU’s main reasons to put Trump on their list.
His pledges to deport immigrants, specially Mexicans, and to build a wall on the border with Mexico were also mentioned.
“In the event of a Trump victory, his hostile attitude to free trade, and alienation of Mexico and China in particular, could escalate rapidly into a trade war – and at the least scupper the Trans-Pacific Partnership between…