‘Trump will dismantle the world trading system’

Paul Krugman needs no introduction. A Nobel laureate in economics (2008) and a contributing columnist for The New York Times, he is considered a specialist in deciphering international political and economic dynamics. In an interview with Kathimerini, the author of the book "Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future" says he believes that a possible victory for Donald Trump will lead the US to impose excessive tariffs, while the model of "trade protectionism" will hit smaller countries.

Discussing Greece, and by extension EU policies, the "heretical" intellectual who had advocated for Grexit sticks to his earlier assessments and adds that the ideological attachment of some European leaders has prolonged the fiscal crisis.

With the polls indicating the victory of former president Trump, and with Project 2025 in mind, what...