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Blunt Force Tariffs Backfire on Business and Farmers

Stephen Olson | Hinrich Foundation | 05/08/2019

Last year saw a dramatic uptick in actual or contemplated tariff actions, and that trend shows no signs of abating in 2019, as the trade war drags on. The typical…

Trade System Dysfunction Reflects Collective Failure

Stephen Olson | Hinrich Foundation | 04/02/2019

China has exercised its sovereign right to chart its own econ...

Why Brexit Will Damage Europe

Sigmar Gabriel | Project Syndicate | 03/27/2019

January 30, 2019 | The European Union will not shatter in the wake of Brexit, and it...

China’s Foreign Investment Law and U.S. – China Trade Friction

Shannon Tiezzi | The Diplomat | 03/19/2019

On March 15, China’s National People’s Congress ...

Quiet, But Important, Progress in Transatlantic Trade

Barbara C. Matthews | Atlantic Council | 03/18/2019

Amid the chaos over Brexit, few have noticed the quiet, ...

Trump Thinks “Trade Isn’t Tricky”

Ed Gerwin | Progressive Policy Institute | 03/06/2019

The mounting damage to America’s economy and global standing from Pr...

China’s playing chess over trade. The US? Checkers.

Orit Frenkel | The Hill | 03/04/2019

  In the U.S.-China trade war, the Trump administration has been playin...

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