an open and free inlernational trade system. An analysis of these two mutuallyexclusive policies on the part of the united states leads to the obvlous conclusionthat current United States forelgn policy and trade and economic strategy areextrefiely hypocritical, have already considerably undermined lrust between partnersin internatlonal economic relations and continue to do so. AE present, no countryis insured against tbe possiblllty that some k!.nd of economic aanctions or otherdiscriminatory neasures $1r1, be used against it for purely political reasons. Thethreat of the use of such measures has become a permanent factor of the present atmosphere in which lnternalional trade and economic relations take place. Discriminatory economic sanctions are used againat both soclarist and deveropingcountries in order to create economic difflcultles for them anal at the saoe tlme 'punishr lhem for some actlon or other whlch i.s unpalatable to ruling circles inthe united states. one of the recent examples of this policy was the introductionof a trade and economic brockade against Nicaragua by the @vernnent of the unitedSlates in May of this year. 8. Measures of econooic coercion cannot be jusrified from the standpoin! ofinternational ra!r. They are utterly contrary to the charter of the united Nations,the Declaraton on Principles of Internatlonal La!, concerning Frienally Relations andco-operation among states in accordance with the charter of the united Nations, theDeclaraton and the Progtamme of Actlon on the Establishment of a New rnternatlonalEconomic order, as werl as to established practlce in international rerations.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a critique of the United States' foreign policy and trade strategy, highlighting its hypocrisy and discriminatory practices. The author argues that the use of economic sanctions and measures of coercion are unjustified and contrary to international law and principles. The text focuses on the impact of these policies on international trade and economic relations, as well as the threat they pose to countries that are targeted.

**Category**
International trade