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[Anne O. Krueger] Gangster logic of Trump's tariff wars

In his second term, President Donald Trump has turned extortion and coercion into central features of American statecraft, deploying tariffs, sanctions and other forms of economic pressure against adversaries and allies alike. With each passing day, the damage caused by this gangster-like approach — for both the US and global economies — becomes increasingly evident. Shortly after returning to the White House, Trump made clear that he viewed tariffs as weapons rather than instruments of trade po