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Sep 11
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The World That Tariffs Will Make

Foreign Affairs Magazine
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Donald Trump has been railing against the global economic order from the start of his political career. But in his second term as president, he has turned that critique into blistering action. In just five months, the trade war that started with his April tariffs has completely reshaped the global economy—and struck at the very heart of the trade system that ... Show More
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