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Trump Says He Wants Global Tariffs, but Could He Actually Do It?

Scott Lincicome | Cato Institute | 10/16/2024

Donald Trump’s constant discussion of tariffs has generated a trove of commentary on their (generally bad) economic and geopolitical implications, including here at Capitolism. Far less discussed, however, is whether a future…

Closing the Gap Between Mars and Venus on Trade

L. Daniel Mullaney | Atlantic Council | 10/07/2024

The bottom line In early 2025, a new US administration and Euro...

The Case for a Comprehensive US-EU Economic Agreement

L. Daniel Mullaney & Bruce Stokes | Atlantic Council | 09/15/2024

The United States and Europe are currently...

The IRA Two Years On: A Signpost of the New Economic Policy Consensus

William Tobin | Atlantic Council | 08/15/2024

Signed into law on August 16, 2022, the Inflat...

Will the WTO Survive a Change of Administration?

Alan Yanovich | JD Supra | 07/22/2024

The World Trade Organization (WTO) experienced some of its most challenging...

The Twilight of US Trade Leadership

Claude Barfield | American Enterprise Institute | 02/16/2024

As 2024 begins, the United States continues its retreat from its ...

How Unpredictable Weather is Squeezing the Arteries of Global Trade

Melissa Lawford | The Telegraph | 11/10/2023

The Panama Canal has a water problem: there’s not...

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