I am so shocked and saddened by this news. Raúl Pacheco-Vega was such a generous and kind person, supporting and offering his wisdom to so many people, far and near. This is just awful. Que descanse en paz.
📚My new paper on "Geopolitics and Tariffs: An International Relations Perspective" has just been published in the @lsepress.bsky.social journal Public Policy Review's latest special issue.
In this paper, I argue that the dramatic escalation of tariffs under Trump 2.0 ...
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The return of tariffs to US foreign economic policy isn’t simply a turn to protectionism. It's a weaponisation of trade as geopolitical strategy.
@robertfalkner.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social argues that the impact of tariffs will linger long beyond Donald Trump's presidency @lsebr.bsky.social
As Donald Trump lands in China to meet Xi Jinping, @robertfalkner.bsky.social argues that although Mr Trump’s specific world view inspired the tariff wars, their impact will be felt long after he has left the White House.
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... the weaponisation of economic interdependence and the anti-globalisation shift in Western public opinion, create the conditions for trade tariffs to remain high beyond Trump's time in the White House.
The key question is how smaller powers can respond to the weaponisation of tariffs.
...marks not merely a revival of economic protectionism, but a qualitative shift towards tariffs as a tool of geopolitical strategy.
Trump, the self-declared "Tariff Man", is clearly a key factor in this story. However, the combination of a deepening US-China rift, ...