This paper argues that the Trump administration adopted a politicized form of strategic trade policy in its approach to international trade. This strategy combined deregulation, free trade, subsidies, export promotion, and various forms of protectionism. These trade instruments were ideologically incoherent, but the administration designed them so domestic firms could compete against foreign ones and so the US to dominate the world order. These policies came from debates in the 1980s when the Reagan administration created a strategy to stem manufacturing decline as European and Asian economies grew. When we see the 1980s as a confrontational moment for the USA in the world, we can better understand the origins and practice of the Trump administration's strategic vision on trade policy in the 2010s.

本文认为，特朗普政府在其国际贸易方法中采用了一种政治化的战略贸易政策形式。这一战略结合了放松管制、自由贸易、补贴、出口促进和各种形式的保护主义。这些贸易工具在意识形态上是不连贯的，但政府设计它们是为了让国内公司可以与外国公司竞争，从而使美国能够主宰世界秩序。这些政策来自 1980 年代的辩论，当时里根政府制定了一项战略，以遏制随着欧洲和亚洲经济增长而导致的制造业衰退。当我们将 1980 年代视为美国在世界上的对抗时刻时，我们可以更好地理解 2010 年代特朗普政府贸易政策战略愿景的起源和实践。