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Deeper commercial integration with great powers backfires amid rising protectionism
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses business leaders during a reception at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21. © Reuters
TORU TAKAHASHI
February 1, 2026 09:13 JST
TOKYO — In the just one year since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term on Jan. 20, 2025, the world has been transformed as Washington seeks to exploit America’s leverage in the tightly woven global economy to achieve its political goals.
