Cordell Hull won a Nobel prize for pushing the idea that commercial ties would bind countries together and less conflict.
Trump has turned this theory on its head. Instead of focusing on the shared interests that economic ties generated, he's exploiting the vulnerabilities they can create.
Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.
