ANALISIS UNITED STATE-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA) SEBAGAI STRATEGI AMERIKA SERIKAT UNTUK MEWUJUDKAN SURPLUS NERACA PERDAGANGAN PADA MASA PEMERINTAHAN PRESIDEN DONALD TRUMP

This research aims to explain the strategies employed by the United States to reduce the trade deficit through the USMCA during President Donald Trump's administration. After taking office, President Donald Trump assessed that NAFTA was ineffective and detrimental to the economy. Although trade with Mexico and Canada increased, the U.S. trade deficit also grew. Trump sought to reduce this imbalance and thereby strengthen the domestic economy through fairer and more beneficial trade agreements. To analyze the United States' strategy in reducing the trade deficit, the author uses the concept of Strategic Trade Policy, where the USMCA serves as an intervention by the U.S. government to enhance the competitiveness of domestic industries. Thus, the USMCA is used as a tool to achieve a competitive advantage for the United States. The research method employed by the author in this thesis is a qualitative research method. The findings of this research indicate that President Donald Trump had several strategies to achieve this goal, such as renegotiating NAFTA into the USMCA, protecting workers, increasing employment, boosting growth in the agricultural sector, encouraging new growth in the manufacturing sector, and modernizing regional trade agreements.