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What President Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs Mean for International (Trade) Law

Nicolas Lamp | EJIL:Talk! | 04/30/2025

When US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of “reciprocal” tariffs on virtually the entire globe on April 2nd, many observers felt that they were witnessing a historic event—the “end…

The Tariff Tug-of-War: A Look at Protectionism and Free Trade Over Time

Lucas Benjamin | The Science Survey | 04/29/2025

The longstanding battle between protecti...

The Pundit’s Dilemma

Noah Smith | Noahpinion | 04/22/2025

Trumpism will deindustrialize America. That’s a hard pill for some thinkers to swallow. “The...

The Economic Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Europe: An Initial Assessment

Madalena Barata da Rocha, Nicolas Boivin & Niclas Poitiers | Bruegel | 04/17/2025

‘Made in America’ Is Not Enough

Monica Gorman | Manufacturing Dive | 04/17/2025

For years, policymakers have championed “Made in America” as a silver bullet f...

We Never Had Free Trade

Robert Kuttner | The American Prospect | 04/08/2025

The U.S. trading system since the 1970s has screwed American workers. But the main cul...

Only Trump’s Tariffs Can Fix a Rigged Global Trading System

Peter Navarro | Financial Review | 04/08/2025

The international trade system is broken – and Donald ...

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