Dr Michael John Schmidt: Trump’s tariff strategy explained.

Listening to various people talk about Trump’s “tariff strategy” (TTS) – including some who are supposedly very knowledgeable – it’s becoming clear that many, even some members of our coalition Government, don’t truly understand it.

Many people misunderstand TTS because they fail to grasp how it works in practice, beyond the theoretical, and they are misled on the issue by the anti-Trump media and by those with a vested interest in undermining the strategy.

Geoffrey Miller: New Zealand’s geopolitical friendly fire has its limits

The gloves are off.

That might seem to be the undertone of surprisingly tough talk from New Zealand’s foreign and trade ministers.

Winston Peters, the foreign minister, may be facing legal action after making allegations about former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr on Radio New Zealand.