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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 1h

Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs

President Trump has transformed U.S. trade policy. Here's how much of his tariff agenda is under threat at the Supreme Court.

www.nytimes.com

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 28d

Five years ago, @inumanak.bsky.social and I wrote "Meet the New Geoeconomics, Same as the Old Geoeconomics" (
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), but people really like creating narratives, and it has been hard to convince anyone that the new geoeconomics narrative is being oversold.

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28d

"It is evidence of how domestic political & geopolitical objectives are influencing economic policies more. And that is a dramatic break from the many decades in which economics was a determining influence on domestic politics & geopolitics"

Stares, once again, in decades of IPE 🤷‍♂️

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Policy Options / Options politiques @policyoptions.irpp.org · Aug 21

"Amidst the flurry of trade announcements ahead of the August 1 deadline to secure new tariff rates, one country ended up near the bottom of the pack, and it’s not the one you’d expect."

Read @inumanak.bsky.social & Victoria Fenton's latest piece 👇
policyoptions.irpp.org?p=117808

Canada holds firm in Trump’s tariff war after no-deal outcome

Trump’s tariffs hit Canada hardest. Ottawa must hold firm, diversify trade, and resist caving to U.S. demands.

policyoptions.irpp.org

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · Aug 21

Inu Manak & Victoria Fenton: Why no trade deal with Trump might be good for Canada policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...

@inumanak.bsky.social @policyoptions.irpp.org

Canada holds firm in Trump’s tariff war after no-deal outcome

Trump’s tariffs hit Canada hardest. Ottawa must hold firm, diversify trade, and resist caving to U.S. demands.

policyoptions.irpp.org

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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · Aug 25

The United States has a unique opportunity to catalyze market demand for green technology and services, write @inumanak.bsky.social and Helena Kopans-Johnson.

Trade Tools for Climate Action: Green Procurement

As the largest global purchaser, the United States has a unique opportunity to catalyze market demand for green technology through the implementation of a green procurement regime, advancing both cli...

www.cfr.org

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 20

The IMF has been doing excellent work on this. A nice intro blog with new data: www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...

Industrial Policy is Back But the Bar to Get it Right Is High

More data, analysis and dialogue are needed to avoid costly mistakes

www.imf.org

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · Aug 20

With voters like this, maybe America will be OK. Just need more of them.

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 20

Glad to see Americans quizzing members of Congress about who has tariff authority in the United States.

newrepublic.com/post/199291/...

MAGA Rep’s Town Hall Derails Over Her Support for Trump Tariffs

Representative Harriet Hageman was ruthlessly booed as she doubled down on backing Donald Trump.

newrepublic.com

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · Aug 19

A lot of what makes trade agreements long is the schedules of tariff concessions. If these agreements aren't long, one reason might be that other countries haven't actually agreed to lower many tariffs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 19

QUINTANILLA: When do you think markets can get its hand on written documentation on the deals with Japan, UK, Vietnam, Korea?

LUTNICK: You're not gonna find a big long 250 page trading agreement

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 19

No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order.

My latest, for @financialtimes.com

on.ft.com/45LiCLf

No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order

The US is simply denying itself the benefits of the system that already exists

on.ft.com

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you, Mark!

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Aug 19

"But it is foolish to think the US can simply will a new order into existence when it hasn’t convinced anyone of the merits of its self-harming approach."

Other countries don't want to touch the stove. They're desperately hoping we'll stop doing it, too.

Spot on from @inumanak.bsky.social

No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order

The US is simply denying itself the benefits of the system that already exists

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oh good, the FT has @inumanak.bsky.social trying to balance out the nonsense about a new US led trading order. Or indeed deglobalisation. Or the many other fashionable arguments about trade that aren't in fact happening.

Amni Rusli @amnirusli.bsky.social · Aug 19

on.ft.com/45z2tcZ No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you, Per!

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · Aug 19

From @inumanak.bsky.social in the FT:

"No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order"

No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order

The US is simply denying itself the benefits of the system that already exists

www.ft.com

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 15

"Trade deals don’t make Trump’s emergency tariffs legal" -- Marc Busch and I break down the latest attempt by the DOJ to call for an even more expansive view of the president's tariff authority.

thehill.com/opinion/inte...

thehill.com

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Aug 13

Worthwhile read on what the Trump administration gets wrong about the history of the international trading system

Mona Paulsen @monapaulsen.bsky.social · Aug 12

Out of all the inaccuracies and “too early to tell” claims made, my biggest concern is how badly Greer restates the history of the multilateral trading system to depict a self-fulfilling prophecy about the remaking of the trading system.

New from me:

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David J. Lynch @davidjlynch.bsky.social · Aug 12

www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Trump Calls on Goldman to Replace Economist Over Tariff Stance

The bank’s economists had predicted tariffs could cause inflation and slow economic growth.

www.wsj.com

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Aug 5

Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!

My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...

God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

Far-Right Terrorism in America

bookshop.org

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · Aug 1

Here's our newly updated guide to the president's newly updated tariffs, in charts and maps, hot off the presses www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tracking Trump’s New Tariffs on Every Country

The president’s trade campaign is only beginning — and whether he will succeed remains an open question with great consequence for the U.S. economy.

www.nytimes.com

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Jul 9

My latest, for @foreignaffairs.com:

Mass shootings now constitute a particularly bloody form of American foreign influence. By destabilizing U.S. allies, they threaten to undermine America's global image—and foil its ability to advance its geopolitical aims. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

American Gun Violence Goes Global

Its spread is distorting and diminishing U.S. soft power.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Jul 8

What Trump Trade Policy Has Achieved Since ‘Liberation Day’
www.cfr.org/article/what...

What Trump Trade Policy Has Achieved Since ‘Liberation Day’

Ten CFR experts break down what the president's trade agenda has accomplished since he placed a ninety-day pause on his expansive “Liberation Day” tariffs.

www.cfr.org

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Stephanie Rickard @sjrickard.bsky.social · Jul 8

EU to ring-fence billions of farming subsidies - on.ft.com/4nIoo8w via @FT

EU to ringfence billions of farming subsidies

Brussels reworks plans to protect direct income for farmers in new budget after pressure from industry

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · Jun 27

The Biden administration started a USMCA complaint against the Canadian digital services tax. Would be sensible to more forward with that to get a neutral ruling on whether it violates Canada's trade obligations.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 27

Hassett describes Canada's digital services tax as an "almost criminal act"

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · Jun 7

on.ft.com/4dNjrGI Donald Trump’s go-it-alone trade doctrine shakes Paris summit

Donald Trump’s go-it-alone trade doctrine shakes Paris summit

‘We’re really where we were before the meeting, which is nowhere,’ says one official at OECD annual meeting

on.ft.com

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