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Within ongoing great-power competition in the global economy, “critical” minerals have assumed considerable significance due to their essential role in the advanced technology, defence and green indus...

The global economy faces a roller-coaster ride every time Mr. Trump is in the White House. Last time, a focus on controlling China’s growing economic power meant that the rest of the world narrowly es...

Latest corporate overture to Trump administration marks bid to ward off possible tariffs on chips from Taiwan

President Trump accounted tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China on the basis of a “national emergency” in the form of the “extraordinary threat” posed to the US by “illegal aliens and drugs, including fentanyl”. This column examines the legal justification for the president’s actions and concludes that that (1) under US law, Trump’s tariffs are probably legal and very hard to challenge; and (2) internationally, the most countries might get from challenging the tariffs would be a symbolic victory. Realistically, negotiating with the US might be the only way to achieve practical results.