Trump tariffs are reshaping old alliances as the global south plots its own path

Countries from Brazil to India are exploring collective resistance as Trump uses tariffs 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...

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