The Trump administration says its new tariffs are aimed at combating forced labor. But the countries with the highest rates of modern slavery are largely exempt, while countries with the lowest rates are being hit with tariffs. So what are the tariffs really targeting?
James M. Cypher is an emeritus professor in the Doctoral Program in Development Studies (UAED) at the Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas (Mexico). Guillermo Foladori is a professor in the Doctoral Prog
