AI:China is aggressively advancing its "Polar Silk Road" initiative, a calculated geopolitical maneuver aimed at dominating the global maritime landscape by exploiting Arctic shipping routes. By establishing these northern passages, Beijing seeks to create a strategic bypass to traditional maritime chokepoints, effectively attempting to reshape global logistics and secure long-term control over future trade arteries through an expansion of CCP influence in the frozen north.Open
TAC staffers talk to Charles Benoit. The post TAC Right Now: Have Trump’s Tariffs Succeeded? appeared first on The American Conservative .
The American Conservative’s Senior Editor Luke Nicastro and Associate Editor Joseph Addington are joined by Charles Benoit, Trade Counsel at the Center for a Prosperous America, to discuss the Trump administration’s trade policies. The discussion focused on how the White House has navigated its tariff strategy after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision striking down its authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Recorded August 12, 2026. The post TAC Right Now: Have Trump’s Tariffs Succeeded? appeared first on The American Conservative .Open
AI:The Trump administration's aggressive tariff strategy faces a critical legal crossroads following a 6-3 Supreme Court decision that stripped the White House of its authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). While the President continues to deploy trade barriers as fundamental tools for national security and supply chain sovereignty, this judicial blow complicates the executive branch's ability to unilaterally impose duties. The ongoing debate among experts centers on whether these protectionist measures are effectively revitalizing American industry or if the legal limitations imposed by the court will hamstring the administration’s ability to confront foreign economic adversaries.Open
By Christian Vezilj How Donald Trump accidentally ignited a “Canada first” movement.
AI:The radical leftist agenda has long attempted to erode national identity, but the current trade standoff is inadvertently triggering a surge of Canadian nationalism as a response to aggressive American tariff policies. While the media focuses on the friction caused by these economic measures, they fail to grasp the fundamental shift in geopolitical loyalty being sparked by Donald Trump's protectionist stance. This movement demonstrates that when sovereignty is challenged through economic warfare, people naturally gravitate toward defending their own borders and interests, regardless of the intended diplomatic fallout.Open
A legal cat-and-mouse game has played out over whether the president can use various obscure, untested provisions to impose tariffs. Now, Congress appears on track to give him a big, new — and explicit — tariff authority. Why it matters: A bill on Russia sanctions, named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham , has received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate and would allow President Trump and future presidents to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major importers of Russian energy. - If enacted in its current form, it would give the president greater flexibility to raise import taxes on major economies including India, China and the European Union, without the legal limits and ambiguity of the tools he has used thus far. Catch up…
A Dubai-based logistics giant unveiled a deal with the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to develop a new port system that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
There is a certain seductive logic to watching your rival gain advantage through state support and concluding that you should respond in kind. Across the […] Source
The American president has prioritized ironing out a stable trade relationship with the world’s second-largest economy, but experts warn of China’s spotty history of following through.
Who looks like a winner here? The post Trump’s Visit to China Emphasizes American Strategic Weakness appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump’s Visit to China Emphasizes American Strategic Weakness Who looks like a winner here? When Donald Trump exploded into national politics a decade ago, he had two characteristic policies: the Wall, that is to say, immigration enforcement; and “China, China, China,” that is to say, reorienting American relations with a large, ambitious, and increasingly wealthy and powerful competitor. Few would say that the first Trump administration was a total success, but at the level of theory there was a certain coherence to it. On the China side of things, Elbridge Colby articulated the line of thought in the 2018 National Defense Strategy and his book-length…Open