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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 protectionism and free trade—and what it means for today’s economy. Every empire has used them. Every revolution has resisted them. Tariffs are the quiet trigger behind…

Senior Officials Must Push Trump, Xi to Negotiating Table

Wendy Cutler | fDi Intelligence | 04/29/2025

A former US trade negotiator’s roadmap to brokering a deal...

The Trials And Tribulations Of Trade

Carl Tannenbaum | Northern Trust | 04/25/2025

The loss of manufacturing in the United States is a long-running tale. As a chi...

How American Business Can Prosper In The New Geopolitical Era

Matt Watters, Shubham Singhal & Zoe Fox | McKinsey & Company | 04/23/2025

In a shifting world order,...

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...

US Manufacturing Jobs and Gen Z Workers—Can Common Ground Be Found?

Ava Martinez | The HR Digest | 04/21/2025

The “made in America” agenda has been leading many...

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

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

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