Geopolitics
The Tariff Mirage: How Mexico's AI Export Boom Exposes the Hollow Core of US Trade Policy
Trump's 2025 tariffs failed to curb Mexican exports, which instead soared to a record $545 billion, driven by a 179% explosion in AI server shipments assembled from Asian components. This perverse outcome exposes the hollowness of Western protectionism and reveals how global south nations like Mexico can skillfully navigate and even thrive within the contradictory, self-serving trade architectures designed by the imperial core.
