The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will launch a wave of tariff-related investigations into more than a dozen U.S. trade partners, the next phase in President Donald Trump's sweeping global trade wars.
In a process that is likely to result in a fresh round of tariffs in the near future, the Office of U.S. Trade Representative is opening the formal probes into major trade partners...
The Trump administration’s latest tariff investigations represent a continuation of its aggressive trade policy, framed as a response to structural imbalances and unfair practices. The strongest version of this narrative is that the U.S. is asserting economic sovereignty by targeting trade partners with persistent surpluses or underutilized capacity, while also addressing human rights concerns through forced labor investigations. The administration deserves credit for transparency in outlining i...