Countries from Brazil to India – hit by 50% tariffs from Wednesday – are exploring collective resistance as Trump uses trade to assert political and economic powerAs nations in the global south intensify their discussions on how to respond to Donald Trump’s trade war, the early 20th-century British advocate of tariffs Joseph Chamberlain may hold some lessons.Like Trump, Chamberlain viewed tariffs as a cure-all and believed Imperial Preference – the system of preferential rates with the British Empire – could not only advance national self-interest but act as glue binding the British colonial alliance together. Continue reading…
Countries from Brazil to India – hit by 50% tariffs from Wednesday – are exploring collective resistance as Trump uses trade to assert political and economic power
As nations in the global south intensify their discussions on how to respond to Donald Trump’s trade war, the early 20th-century British advocate of tariffs Joseph Chamberlain may hold some lessons.
Like Trump, Chamberlain viewed tariffs as a cure-all and believed Imperial Preference – the system of preferential rates with the British Empire – could not only advance national self-interest but act as glue binding the British colonial alliance together.
