The Trump administration’s labeling of China as a currency manipulator and its escalation of tariffs on Chinese products are reminders that the United States has transformed from the world’s leading advocate of rules-based trade agreements into a protectionist bully. Yet President Trump’s tariffs do nothing to improve the competitiveness of the firms he’s protecting. Moreover, they undermine trust in the United States as a reliable partner and could plunge many nations into recession..
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US Import Tariffs Will Hurt Americans, Too
February 12, 2025 A tractor is parked beside a greenhouse in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, February 4, 2025. A 25 percent US tariff on farm imports from Canada would be devastating for the agricultural sector (Carlos Osorio/REUTERS) US President Donald Trump views...
Trump 2.0: Clash of the tech bros
December 11, 2024 The tech giants courting Trump administration officials have conflicting interests. Getty Images In 2016, tariff man couldn’t care less about tech. Newly elected U.S. President Donald J. Trump knew that the people who created and ran America’s tech...
The Age of AI Nationalism and Its Effects
September 30, 2024 Policy makers in many countries are determined to develop artificial intelligence (AI) within their borders because they view AI as essential to both national security and economic growth. Some countries have proposed adopting AI sovereignty, where...