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Trump’s tools – Tariffs and sanctions

Trump’s tools – Tariffs and sanctions

Update: 2025-07-25
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How much of Donald Trump’s sanctions strategy is substance — and how much is performance?

In this episode of Independent Thinking, Chatham House experts unpack whether sanctions work. And at Trump’s shifting use of sanctions, tariffs and personal power plays in global economic policy. With Dr Christopher Sabatini, Timothy Ash, and Christopher Vandome from Chatham House.

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Trump’s tools – Tariffs and sanctions

Trump’s tools – Tariffs and sanctions

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