America Should Think Twice Before Replacing Sanctions with Tariffs – with Abraham Newman

Donald Trump complains that they are undermining the supremacy of the dollar.

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Henry Farrell (and Abraham Newman), “America Should Think Twice Before Replacing Sanctions with Tariffs,” Financial Times, September 19, 2024.

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Google and the Dread Pirate Roberts Strategy

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Breaking the Path of Institutional Development: Alternatives to the New Determinism in Political Economy

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