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On Trump’s tariffs the response to power is countervailing power

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2025

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Trump re-election 2024, right wing populism, retaliatory tariffs, global trade policies, economic power dynamics, TFT, Friday Times

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Trump’s re-election cements right-wing populism, driven by worker resentment over globalisation. Standard free trade theory ignores power asymmetries; retaliatory tariffs act as countervailing power.

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Jahangir, J. (2025, January 30) On Trump’s tariffs the Response to Power is countervailing power. The Friday Times. https://thefridaytimes.com/30-Jan-2025/on-trump-s-tariffs-the-response-to-power-is-countervailing-power

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