What Happens if the Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Tariffs?

What Happens if the Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Tariffs?

Author: Silverado Policy Accelerator November 15, 2025 Duration: 41:59
Dmitri Alperovitch and Silverado trade experts Sarah Stewart and John Corrigan examine the implications of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Trump's reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs. They explore the stakes of this constitutional challenge, including whether the government might have to refund the substantial tariff revenues already collected and how the administration could respond should the Court rule against them.   00:00 Introduction   02:16 Types of Tariffs Currently in Place   12:13 Supreme Court Timeline and the Issue of Refunds   14:33 Alternative Tariff Options   22:14 A New Weapon for the Trump Administration: Section 338 Tariffs   31:14 Back to the Future With an Old Tool: Section 421 Tariffs   38:14 Why Countries Shouldn't Rush to Celebrate Potential End of IAEPA Tariffs

Hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch and presented by the Silverado Policy Accelerator, Geopolitics Decanted offers a deep and nuanced examination of the forces shaping our world. This isn't about quick headlines; it's a podcast dedicated to patient, detailed analysis and substantive conversations with leading experts. Each episode distills complex international issues, moving beyond superficial narratives to explore the underlying strategies, technologies, and economic instruments at play. You'll hear focused discussions on ongoing conflicts like the war in Ukraine, the multifaceted competition between major powers, and the evolving tools of statecraft, from economic sanctions and export controls to cybersecurity threats and the global race for semiconductor supremacy. Geopolitics Decanted is for those who feel that understanding global affairs requires more than sound bites-it demands context, historical perspective, and a willingness to engage with the granular details that truly define geopolitical shifts. Through these in-depth interviews and Alperovitch's own commentary, the podcast provides listeners with a clearer, more comprehensive framework for making sense of an increasingly interconnected and contested global landscape.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 79

Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch
Podcast Episodes
Inside the Drone War Arms Race in Ukraine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:30
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Andrey Liscovich (UkraineDefenseFund.org) about the latest updates in the evolution of drone warfare on the battlefields in Ukraine. They discuss: - How Ground Unmanned Vehicles (GUVs) are b…
Ukraine Finally Has F-16s. What Now? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:37
After many months long wait, F-16s have finally arrived in Ukraine. How are the Ukrainians likely to use them and what are the challenges and opportunities presented by the introduction of this new weapons platform? Dmit…
How China Might Invade Taiwan: A World on the Brink Scenario [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:36
Dmitri Alperovitch and his co-author Garrett Graff discuss their upcoming book “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century” and include an exclusive audiobook excerpt from the…
New Secrets From the Cold War and Lessons for Cold War II With China [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:13
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Sergey Radchenko, one of the Cold War’s preeminent historians, about the untold secrets of that period based on Sergey’s unique access to recently declassified Soviet and Chinese archives. T…
How the US Planned to Respond to Russia Using a Nuke in Ukraine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:16
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Bill Hennigan, a New York Times opinion writer currently publishing a series of articles called "At the Brink," focused on nuclear threats and the challenges our world faces in combating pro…
The Trinity Revolution in Warfare: Precision, Sensors and Comms [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:52
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Shashank Joshi, Defense Editor for The Economist, about the changing nature of warfare and the impact of proliferation and affordability of precision munitions, sensor ubiquity and digital c…
Why North Korea is Probably Not Planning a War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:33
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a professor at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institu…
Why China Can’t Blockade Taiwan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:50
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Ivan Kanapathy, a former US military attache to Taiwan, about the looming threat of Chinese invasion and why a Chinese blockade or quarantine of Taiwan is unlikely to succeed. They discuss t…
Battle of Wills: Ukraine’s Path to Victory [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:36
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Yaroslav Trofimov, a Ukrainian-born Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign-affairs correspondent, about his new book "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independ…