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Tariffs as a Weapon: When Trade Policy Becomes Sovereignty Policy

Michael Testa | Bloomsbury Macro | 01/20/2026

What does economic analysis suggest happens when trade instruments are repurposed from correcting imbalances to coercing political outcomes? Traditionally, tariffs are justified on three grounds: terms-of-trade manipulation, protection of infant…

Venezuela After Maduro: The Economic and Political Implications of Regime Change

European Business Magazine | 01/04/2026

Why Maduro’s removal marks a turning poin...

Who Will be the MC (Master of Ceremony) of MC14?

Petros Mavroidis | International Economic Law and Policy Blog | 12/09/2025

1. The 2026 Version of the Bicycle The...

Beyond America First

Kevin P. Gallagher & Jose Antonio Ocampo | The American Prospect | 11/27/2025

Countries in the Global South increasingly view President Trump...

Economic Security in North America

Emily Kilcrease and Geoffrey Gertz | Center for a New American Security | 11/04/2025

Executive Summary In its request for comme...

Tariffs, IEEPA, and the Dog That Didn’t Bark

Grant Aldonas | 11/02/2025

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al. ...

How Unprecedented are Trump’s “Emergency Tariffs”?

Alan Wm. Wolff | Peterson Institute for International Economics | 10/28/2025

When President D...

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