Taking a break from promoting his new book, “ Risk and Returns, ” former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross—who served during President Trump’s first term—spoke with Global Finance about Trump’s evolving trade policies, the expanded use of tariffs, and the shifting global landscape. Global Finance : Do you see a significant difference in how the second Trump administration approaches tariffs, compared to its first term, when you were Secretary of Commerce? Wilbur Ross: The biggest difference