O Canada! Making Sense of Last Weekend's Tariffs

mily and Geoff digest this past weekend’s on-again, off-again 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as the 10% tariffs on China (that at least for now are still here), and debate what these tariff dramas mean for the Trump team’s longer-term ambitions to restructure the global economic order. Geoffrey Gertz and Emily Kilcrease, “A World Safe for Prosperity: How America Can Foster Economic Security,” Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2025 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/world-safe-prosperity Peter Harrell, “The Case Against IEEPA Tariffs,” Lawfare, January 31, 2025 https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-case-against-ieepa-tariffs Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, “Want Free Trade? May I Introduce You to the Tariff,” The New York Times, February 6, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/opinion/tariff-free-trade-new-system.html Noah Smith, “When are Tariffs Good?”, Noahpinion, February 6, 2025 https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/when-are-tariffs-good Emily Kilcrease, "Articulate a Clear Tariff Roadmap," CNAS, January 20, 2025 https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/articulate-a-clear-tariffs-roadmap Subscribe to Derisky Business! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/derisky-business/id1748438413 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4akdfRCK2ThsRwPApQDUgy?si=961a7338601d4609 Learn more about CNAS at www.cnas.org Follow CNAS on: • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnasdc • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnasdc • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnasdc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-a-new-american-security/