Turner Ruggi

CFR Staff

Turner Ruggi

Research Associate, U.S. Foreign Policy

Turner Ruggi is the research associate for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was an intern at RAND Europe and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Oxford.

China Strategy Initiative

China in Europe: April 2025

This April, Trump’s surprise tariffs roiled transatlantic relations, while China seized the moment to court European leaders and deepen ties amid shared frustration with Washington.

by Turner Ruggi May 1, 2025 China Strategy Initiative

United States

The U.S. Trade Deficit: How Much Does It Matter?

President Trump has made reducing U.S. trade deficits a priority, but economists disagree over how much they matter and what to do about them.

by CFR.org Editors April 23, 2025 Renewing America

Trade

The Contentious U.S.-China Trade Relationship

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China that began in his first administration has snowballed into greater tensions between the world’s biggest economies, but experts say completely decoupling from one another is likely impossible.

by CFR.org Editors April 14, 2025

Trade

What Are Tariffs?

President Donald Trump has begun his second term imposing tariffs against some of the United States’ leading trading partners to correct what he says are decades of imbalances harmful to the U.S. economy. Here’s how these taxes work.

by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman April 1, 2025

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