Easing Chinese Tariffs, Defying Judicial Orders, Wobbling German Government

About This Episode

This week, the Trump administration quietly eased tariffs on a wide range of Chinese goods, a move critics say exposes weakness in the US trade war stance. Meanwhile, President Trump has refused to secure the return of Kilmar Ábrego García, who was unlawfully deported to a prison in El Salvador, escalating showdown between the president and the judiciary. And in Berlin, Germany’s new coalition government is already on shaky ground, as leaders of the conservative Christian Democratic bloc and center-left Social Democratic Party clash over policy priorities, leaving Europe’s largest economy in political limbo. Lee Hockstader, Andrew Roth, and Felicia Schwartz join Ivo Daalder on World Review to break down this week’s power plays and shifting policies and discuss what they mean for global balance.