Sol Lauría is a journalist who covers governance, corruption and human rights from Panama. Participating in an ICFJ program helped her expose major corruption scandals in Panama.
This article is your reporter’s guide to that fault line: where ESG came from; how it has been weaponized politically in the second Trump administration, and why the rest of the world sees it as essential infrastructure that cannot be repealed.
Tariffs have always been about more than just economics. They are tools of power and leverage, expressions of national priorities and xenophobic fears.
But the 2025 U.S.-China trade standoff marks a profound shift.
