The Islamists in Syria attack the Druze in Southern Syria. Then the IDF attacked the Islamists in tanks or vehicles.
Using tariffs as away to shift home taxation to those who wish to sell in a country. One long term result of this 'trade war' is the rising of a country's economy by putting their own money into a project. The Philippines will shift as it needs to defend it's self and it's ex-pats else where.
What is being planned across the Mid East, from Lebanon to Jordon plus Egypt; then from UAUE to Qatar. All these folks have players in the game.