How to counter the Trump shock to free trade

Interview: Creon Butler tells Sara Seth that rule-supporting economies can unite to form a third economic pole without the US or China.

The World Today

Published 15 June 2026 — 2 minute READ

Image — Donald Trump talks to the press before departing for his three-day state visit to China in May. Photo: Bonnie Cash/Pool/For The Washington Post via Getty Images.

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