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From Rules to Discretion: How Trump Reconfigured US Tariff Policy

Kari Heerman & Asha Patt | Brookings Institution | 06/09/2026

Introduction President Donald Trump’s “America First” trade policy did not just produce the largest increase in tariff rates in decades. It also marked a structural change in how U.S. tariffs…

Look West, America

Samuel Gregg | The American Institute for Economic Research | 11/12/2025

Since the nineteenth century, the United States has been a significant...

How Europe Became ‘Collateral Damage’ In The US-China Trade War

Federica Di Sario | The Parliament | 11/03/2025

There is an uncomfortable truth hangin...

Kicking the Can Down the Road in U.S.-China Tensions

David Shambaugh | China-U.S. Focus | 11/03/2025

Sometimes in diplomacy doing a little is doing a lot and no ...

A New Pacific Trade Highway

Jake Scott | Foundation for Economic Education | 10/17/2025

The remapping of global supply chains. When President Trump announced a ne...

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