I'm John Batchel with my good colleague, Professor Aben Ellis of the U.S. Army War College.

This is a New World Report, and the Americas are popping.

We have a headline, Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil after spat with Lula.

That's an opening round.

However, in there is Trump imposes tariffs on copper,

which has sent the copper market, skyrocketing, unprecedented numbers. I think I saw five

and a half. It might be climbing, or I can't tell, per pound. And copper is a vital,

vital metal for high-end production around the world.

Automobiles, everything you can think of, including a lot of weapons.

So we're looking at squeezing off a market that might, you could argue, is more important than rare earths.

Rarers are not rare.

They're everywhere, if you mind them.

Copper is in certain important places like Chile and Mexico and the headline.

Trump said he would soon impose 50% tariffs on copper imports.

This number of 50 comes up a lot, Professor.

Mexico's responding.

I haven't seen negative on Chile, but they're in the midst of a presidential

election, I believe. This strikes a blow against all of the Americas or just those countries? And

is it useful to be in contention with Chile and Mexico on copper?

Well, it's a great question, John. And the immediate effects are probably going to be far more negative for the U.S. supply

chain than the other countries from which we traditionally imported copper.

And it may have with respect to China some counterproductive effects.

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