https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36715 The article explains a transactional diplomacy model that makes economic leverage the principal driver of foreign policy, conditioning state visits, security assistance, intelligence-sharing, and trade measures on tangible investments or reciprocal economic gains. It describes pauses or restructurings of military aid and punitive programs when perceived returns are insufficient, the use of tariffs and reciprocal trade measures as leverage, and growing emphasis on defence-spending benchmarks and economic contributions in alliance commitments. en-us Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:01:02 +0530 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:01:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36715 The article explains a transactional diplomacy model that makes economic leverage the principal driver of foreign policy, conditioning state visits, security assistance, intelligence-sharing, and trade measures on tangible investments or reciprocal economic gains. It describes pauses or restructurings of military aid and punitive programs when perceived returns are insufficient, the use of tariffs and reciprocal trade measures as leverage, and growing emphasis on defence-spending benchmarks and economic contributions in alliance commitments. News - Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:01:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36715