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Digital dependency: The hidden trade imbalance reshaping global power

03 July 2025
This content originally appeared on St. Lucia Times.
Cross Continental Forum Barbados

By Professor C. Justin Robinson Canada abruptly cancelled its digital services tax less than 24 hours before collecting $2 billion from tech giants. The trigger wasn't Silicon Valley lobbying—it was President Trump's threat to suspend trade negotiations, calling the tax "an attack on America."