The big concern is not tariffs but the scrambling of a world order that protects small nations
Two weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term and it is clear that the world is going to be a more insecure and potentially poorer place for our region.
The big picture is that the new administration is undermining a world order that kept Asia and the world secure and provided synergies from globalisation and free trade, things of great importance to Asia. Therefore, policymakers must prepare initiatives to preserve the region’s autonomy and minimise the damage from protectionism.
