The Rise of Geoeconomic Taxation: How Proposed Section 899 Forced a Global Tax Retreat
Negotiations between sovereign governments have long relied on economic leverage to alter the behavior of international counterparties and compel diplomatic compromises. While traditional geoeconomic tools—such as economic sanctions, embargoes, and retaliatory tariffs—are well-documented in the annals of statecraft, domestic tax policies have historically remained insulated from foreign policy maneuvering. That paradigm shifted dramatically with the…
