Trump 2.0 shatters long-held corporate assumptions

Businesses must reassess the strategic levers they can pull

2025-04-10 The Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022.  © Reuters

Nobuko Kobayashi co-leads the Japan consumer practice of global strategy consulting group EY-Parthenon. Kyle Lawless is a director at EY-Parthenon in Tokyo.

The real shock for CEOs under Trump 2.0 isn’t tariffs, it’s the breakdown of the global system the U.S. built and guaranteed. Businesses must digest this departure from the past through an honest self-review and strategic reassessment thereupon.

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