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- Thomas Lividini
The need for more inclusive FTAs: Reflections on how to counter the rise of protectionist sentiment in the EU
The election of Donald Trump as President of the USA has dramatically reignited the recurring debate on protectionism vs. free trade. Commercial self-interest has been a natural and essential driver of US trade policy. But the current US administration’s narrative on trade, in sharp contrast to the US approach since World War II, seems to have abandoned any reference to – or acknowledgement of – the positive strategic contribution of free trade to international stability and prosperity.
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