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Lindsey Graham Ukraine Russia
Washington Politics

Imposing 500% tariffs on nations that trade with Russia will backfire

If Lindsey Graham's bill were to pass, it would cause an economic calamity on a scale never before seen in our country

To Lam Xi Jinping
Asia-Pacific

An unexpected pawn: Vietnam's key role in Trump's trade war

Facing steep US tariffs and rising Chinese assertiveness, Hanoi has responded with a careful balancing act

Donald Trump
Global Crises

The hidden costs of Trump's 'madman' approach to tariffs

The downsides of his trade policies are symptoms of a larger strategic flaw

Donald Trump Xi Jinping
Asia-Pacific

US-China trade war: Escalate to de-escalate to escalate?

Even if Trump lowers tariff heat he says he wants to force the rest of the world to choose one team or the other

Alliance of Sahel States
Africa

Bad timing for an African trade war

The decision by the military-led Alliance of Sahel States to impose a 0.5% tariff on goods from rival ECOWAS nations has added a new twist in their rift

JD Vance
QiOSK

Poll: Americans underwhelmed by Trump foreign policy

But the president gets GOP backing for closing USAID and leaving the Paris agreement