Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2026
Abstract
This paper seeks to distinguish between two consequences of the tariff policies enacted by both Trump administrations: (1) their adverse effects on free trade and (2) the existential damage inflicted upon the transnational institutions responsible for enforcing its rules and obligations. Although difficult to quantify the latter, there is an intuitive sense that this is what matters most. The global order appears to be shifting from a rule-based framework to one characterized by increasing disorder and unpredictability. Within this new world order, actions are permissible so long as they align with the, often ill-defined, national interests of powerful nations.
Disciplines
Antitrust and Trade Regulation | International Trade Law | Law | President/Executive Department
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Joel Adu-Quaye & Petros C. Mavroidis,
Liberal Trade and President Trump: Never the Twain Shall Meet,
10
Católica L. Rev.
16
(2026).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4764
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