Two recent articles addressed trade issues concerning the Trump / Biden reliance on tariffs and recent focus on national security and protectionism. They conclude that protectionism shrinks rather than expands production. And one of the biggest shifts in US trade policy has been the reversal of the US support for the international system. With a reliance on protectionism, unilateralism and national security rationales. My conclusion is that cross-party insurrection by Conservatives and Progressive came full blown during the era of the Trump-Biden trade policies. The issue now is how much further will this play out if there is a Trump 2?

Farah Stockman, “Unlikely Co-Conspirators in the Fight Against Free Trade.” NEW YORK TIMES (January 17, 2024.

Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreau, “The High Cost of the Trump-Biden Tariffs.” WALL STREET JOURNAL (January 17, 2024).

…….See my commentaries on US-trade relations during the Trump-Biden era published in the CHINA AND WTO REVIEW (2017-2024)