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EXPLAINER: Section 122 expires July 24 — the tariff cliff threatening Trump
Analysis· No. 297

EXPLAINER: Section 122 expires July 24 — the tariff cliff threatening Trump

On July 24, 2026, at one minute past midnight, a statutory clock will stop. This is not a journalistic metaphor — it

ANALYSIS: The Turnberry deal ratified by Europe under ultimatum, July 4 as the fateful deadline
Analysis· No. 296

ANALYSIS: The Turnberry deal ratified by Europe under ultimatum, July 4 as the fateful deadline

On July 27, 2025, on the Turnberry golf course — Donald Trump's personal property in Scotland — Ursula von der Leyen and

EDITORIAL: 4.2% inflation and Trump's tariffs — a hidden tax paid by Americans
Editorial· No. 295

EDITORIAL: 4.2% inflation and Trump's tariffs — a hidden tax paid by Americans

For years, Donald Trump has repeated the same claim before captive crowds, in lengthy tweets, in improvised press conferences: tariffs are paid

COMMENTARY: Trump threatens France with 100% tariffs on its wines — an Atlantic absurdity
Commentary· No. 294

COMMENTARY: Trump threatens France with 100% tariffs on its wines — an Atlantic absurdity

On June 15, 2026, hours before the G7 summit opened in Évian-les-Bains, Donald Trump dropped a bombshell in an interview with the

INVESTIGATION: Trump's trade war — who pays, who profits, and why Beijing wins
Investigation· No. 293

INVESTIGATION: Trump's trade war — who pays, who profits, and why Beijing wins

Since January 2025, Washington has launched the largest tariff offensive since the 1930s. Customs duties of 145% on Chinese goods, taxes ranging

FACT-CHECK: Trump claims his tariffs are paying down the debt — the numbers say otherwise
Analysis· No. 292

FACT-CHECK: Trump claims his tariffs are paying down the debt — the numbers say otherwise

Since April 2, 2025 — the day of the famous "Liberation Day" — President Donald Trump has hammered a single idea with

EXPLAINER: 60 economies in Trump's crosshairs — forced labor and Chinese overcapacity
Analysis· No. 290

EXPLAINER: 60 economies in Trump's crosshairs — forced labor and Chinese overcapacity

On June 2, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced a proposal for new tariffs striking 60 economies — virtually all

ANALYSIS: The Section 301 tariff wall, Trump's fallback weapon after his Supreme Court defeat
Analysis· No. 289

ANALYSIS: The Section 301 tariff wall, Trump's fallback weapon after his Supreme Court defeat

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling that many legal scholars had been anticipating for months:

EXPLAINER: Trump sells the Iran deal as an economic victory — but at what cost?
Analysis· No. 287

EXPLAINER: Trump sells the Iran deal as an economic victory — but at what cost?

On June 18, 2026, at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, Donald Trump addressed the press with the satisfaction of a man

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