Donald Trump or Joe Biden on 3 November, the US will continue to weaponise international trade and economic sanctions to achieve its political goals or advantage American companies - and China is just getting started in using economic blackmail to further its global dominance.
US sanctions, once directed at terrorists or persons from "rogue states", including Iran and North Korea, now target European businesses and state officials.
Take mayor Frank Kracht for example.
He w...
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Already a member? Login hereJonathan Hackenbroich is a policy fellow for economic statecraft at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), and the head of ECFR’s Task Force for Protecting Europe from Economic Coercion.
Jonathan Hackenbroich is a policy fellow for economic statecraft at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), and the head of ECFR’s Task Force for Protecting Europe from Economic Coercion.