Dhaka, April 11 -- At Davos 2026, global leaders, policymakers, and business executives were grappling with how to counter a potential Trumpian trade order defined by protectionism, tariffs, and economic nationalism. With fears of renewed trade wars and disrupted supply chains, discussions at the World Economic Forum focused on preserving multilateralism, stabilising global markets, and safeguarding the future of free trade amid shifting geopolitical realities.

The foreign policy posture adopted by the Trump administration in its second term is marked by adopting a deliberate strategy to counter China's rise by tearing down the very international order that the US once built. Trump views that the post-1945 global order, associated with t...