"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false. That the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient. That trade rules were enforced asymmetrically. ... That international law applied with varying rigor depending on the identity of the accused or the victim,"
"Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else,"
"If you back down now, you will lose your dignity."
"Trump's "endless accumulation of new tariffs" [is] "fundamentally unacceptable," especially when used as "leverage against territorial sovereignty.""
European and global leaders expressed sharp concern about U.S. threats to impose tariffs and the broader weaponization of economic ties. Belgian, French and EU officials condemned tariff pressure as an affront to sovereignty and dignity. European Commission leadership urged permanent independence from U.S. policy volatility to avoid deepening vulnerability. Mark Carney described a rupture in the rules-based international order, noting that powerful states have exempted themselves, enforced trade asymmetrically, and applied international law unevenly. Carney warned that the previous bargain—U.S. hegemony supplying global public goods—no longer works as great powers leverage economic integration.
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