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Trump’s tariffs are nothing new – NZ’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself

  • Written by Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Headlines following Donald Trump’s election victory focused largely on the influence of personalities, such as Elon Musk or Robert Kennedy junior, and single issues, such as how US tariff hikes would affect New Zealand’s exports.

But this oversimplifies and diverts attention from the more systemic challenges a second Trump...

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