A year into Donald Trump’s second term, global trade has been transformed. America has abandoned its role as guardian of the post-1945 order, instead wielding tariffs to punish political foes and pressure friends. Jamieson Greer, America’s trade representative, joins David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, to defend Team Trump’s approach to America First trade. He explains why tariffs are permanent and reveals his plan if the Supreme Court tariff ruling doesn’t go his way.
00:00 - Are tariffs the new norm?
02:21 - The philosophy behind Trump’s tariffs
03:21 - Tariffs as a geopolitical tool
03:52 - How America’s allies have reacted to the levies
06:07 - The long-term impact on American foreign policy
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