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Power and Tax Policy: When Does Leveraging Market Access as a Coercive Geoeconomic Tool Succeed?

While economic levers like sanctions and tariffs have long been recognized as geoeconomic tools, tax policies have rarely been considered a part of this toolkit.

Power and Tax Policy: When Does Leveraging Market Access as a Coercive Geoeconomic Tool Succeed?

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While economic levers like sanctions and tariffs have long been recognized as geoeconomic tools, tax policies have rarely been considered a part of this toolkit.

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While economic levers like sanctions and tariffs have long been recognized as geoeconomic tools, tax policies have rarely been considered a part of this toolkit.

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