{"id":199647,"date":"2016-03-17T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=199647"},"modified":"2016-03-17T12:15:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:15:44","slug":"trump-presidency-rated-among-top-10-global-risks-eiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/trump-presidency-rated-among-top-10-global-risks-eiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump presidency rated among top 10 global risks: EIU"},"content":{"rendered":"
Donald Trump winning the US presidency is considered one of the top 10 risks facing the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.<\/p>\n
The research firm warns he could disrupt the global economy and heighten political and security risks in the US.<\/p>\n
However, it does not expect Mr Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton who it sees as “his most likely Democratic contender”.<\/p>\n
He is rated as riskier than Britain leaving the European Union or an armed clash in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n
China encountering a “hard landing” or sharp economic slowdown and Russia’s interventions in Ukraine and Syria preceding a new “cold war” are among the events seen as more dangerous.<\/p>\n
“Thus far Mr Trump has given very few details of his policies – and these tend to be prone to constant revision,” the EIU said in its global risk assessment, which looks at impact and probability.<\/p>\n
The EIU ranking uses a scale of one to 25, with Mr Trump garnering a rating of 12, the same level of risk as “the rising threat of jihadi terrorism destabilising the global economy”.<\/p>\n
“He has been exceptionally hostile towards free trade, including notably Nafta, and has repeatedly labelled China as a ‘currency manipulator’,” the EIU said.<\/p>\n
It warned his strong language directed towards Mexico and China in particular “could escalate rapidly into a trade war”.<\/p>\n
Mr Trump has called for a “big big wall” to be built on the US-Mexican border, paid for by Mexico, to keep its illegal immigrants and drug dealers out of the United States.<\/p>\n
‘Innate hostility’<\/strong><\/p>\n On the campaign trail, Mr Trump has advocated killing the families of terrorists and invading Syria to eradicate the so-called Islamic State group and appropriate its oil.<\/p>\n “His militaristic tendencies towards the Middle East and ban on all Muslim travel to the US would be a potent recruitment tool for jihadi groups, increasing their threat both within the region and beyond,” the EIU added.<\/p>\n