In “How Trump Could Use Tariffs to Attract Investment” (Foreign Policy, 29 April 2025), Juan Zarate discusses how the 90-day pause on most of the recently introduced tariffs could give the Trump administration the opportunity to negotiate new trade and investment deals. In the op-ed piece, Juan and co-author Elaine Dezenski explain how the administration’s America First Investment Policy (AFIP), announced in February 2025, is available as a blueprint for this approach. The article notes: “If the White House implements it well, [AFIP] could massively reshape global industrial investment, ensuring that capital is funneled to high-end manufacturing and industrial reshoring in the United States.”
Read the Foreign Policy article.