{"id":233061,"date":"2025-04-15T09:27:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=233061"},"modified":"2025-04-15T09:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:40:44","slug":"mash-up-and-buy-back-professor-robinson-warns-of-risks-in-us-global-trade-reset-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mash-up-and-buy-back-professor-robinson-warns-of-risks-in-us-global-trade-reset-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMash Up and Buy Back\u201d: Professor Robinson Warns of Risks in US Global Trade Reset Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2877736636\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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by the United States to reset the global trading system could trigger economic instability on a global scale if mismanaged.<\/p><div id=\"antig-737904860\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3161184446\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Delivering the feature address at the 26th Annual SALISES Conference at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/professor-c-justin-robinson-trumps-digital-dollar-rejection-bold-strategy-or-costly-misstep\/?swcfpc=1\">Professor Justin Robinson<\/a><\/strong> warned that the current US strategy\u2014outlined in a policy paper by economist Steven Miran\u2014relies on a \u201cnarrow path\u201d that demands perfect coordination across trade, monetary policy, and international diplomacy.<\/p><div id=\"antig-416547446\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a high-stakes gamble,\u201d said Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cYou\u2019re trying to surgically disrupt a system you rely on without collapsing it. If it fails, you risk destroying the very global order you&#8217;re seeking to rebalance.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-3112948089\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Miran\u2019s framework, titled <em>A User\u2019s Guide to Resetting the Global Trading System<\/em>, proposes a series of aggressive economic tools, including sweeping tariffs, currency realignments, and debt restructuring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/professor-c-justin-robinson-trumps-digital-dollar-rejection-bold-strategy-or-costly-misstep\/?swcfpc=1\">Robinson <\/a><\/strong>explained, is to weaken the US dollar to restore manufacturing jobs and reduce America\u2019s reliance on foreign imports.<\/p><div id=\"antig-109898350\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But Robinson argued that the strategy is riddled with risks.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3672500291\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> He said the heavy-handed use of tariffs may provoke retaliation, while moves to restructure US debt\u2014such as converting short-term Treasury bills into century bonds or perpetuals\u2014could undermine investor confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the financial world, this is considered a technical default,\u201d Robinson noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cIt sends the signal that the United States may no longer be committed to honouring its debt in conventional terms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also expressed concern that unilateral action by the US could further erode trust in multilateral institutions like the World Trade Organization\u2014platforms that small states rely on to secure fair outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor small economies like ours, multilateralism is our only shield,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cIf the system collapses, we are left to fend for ourselves against vastly more powerful actors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phrase \u201cmash up and buy back,\u201d borrowed from Barbadian poet and cultural commentator Winston \u201cGabby\u201d Scott, was used by Robinson to summarise the potential fallout of the US approach: the destruction of the existing global economic framework, only to attempt to rebuild it later at significant cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite acknowledging the US\u2019s significant leverage\u2014its vast consumer market, military dominance, and global influence\u2014Robinson questioned whether the political will and technical precision required to execute the plan exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis narrow path assumes Americans will tolerate higher prices, that Congress will cooperate, and that markets will remain calm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a lot of ifs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robinson closed by urging policymakers in the Caribbean to monitor developments closely and prepare for external shocks that could arise from ongoing disruptions to the global trading system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rules-based order as we know it is being rewritten,\u201d he said. \u201cWe must ensure that we are not merely spectators, but prepared participants in what comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Dm3gjzbSkZL7FCmcndelGS\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Dm3gjzbSkZL7FCmcndelGS\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Dm3gjzbSkZL7FCmcndelGS\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Dm3gjzbSkZL7FCmcndelGS\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Dm3gjzbSkZL7FCmcndelGS\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP 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