PODCAST: Threats, theatre and tariffs in Trump’s world, with the Defence Connect team

Geopolitics & Policy
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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Steve Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Liam Garman unpack the fast moves and overall strategy being employed by the new US administration, led by returning US President, Donald Trump.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Steve Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Liam Garman unpack the fast moves and overall strategy being employed by the new US administration, led by returning US President, Donald Trump.

  • The podcast commences with an analysis of the opening salvo of US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and Panama under America’s new “carry a big stick” policy.
  • Kuper, Dougherty and Garman then differentiate fact from fiction in the new US President’s economic and international strategy.
  • The podcast wraps up with a brief look on internal policies being undertaken, the border control in relation to national security and possible outcomes under Trump’s reinstallation of the America first, last and always approach.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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