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Trump, the world's greatest imperialist, is coming to Korea. He is the enemy of the working class and oppressed people around the world. Trump has consistently supported Israel's genocide of Palestinians in pursuit of Middle Eastern hegemony. Netanyahu praised Trump as "the greatest American president ever." Trump has called for a ceasefire in the Ukraine War, but he continues to wage an imperialist proxy war against Russia, recently weighing the provision of Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. The hegemonic rivalry with China, which intensified during Trump's first term, has significantly increased military tensions in Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the Korean Peninsula over the past decade. An actual conflict in any of these areas would put South Koreans on the bri...

For many decades, tariffs have been among the most contested instruments of economic policy, from the post-war industrialisation strategies of East Asia to the neoliberal free trade regimes imposed through the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The question of whether developing countries should protect their industries or adopt unrestricted free trade agreements is critical to debates about economic development. In South Africa, this debate is crucial. The country is confronted with crises of deindustrialisation, chronic mass unemployment, and widening inequality. The adoption of trade liberalisation, as part of South Africa’s embrace of neoliberal policies, has eroded its manufacturing base, making the country increasingly dependent on raw mineral exports and services, especially financi...