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Breaking Down the US–China Trade Deal

CommentaryThe Chinese Communist Party and the Trump administration sounded triumphant in announcing a trade deal. Both sides returned to their capitals, touting what they had achieved. Realistically, it was less of a trade agreement and more of a cease-fire or a cessation of hostilities.The...
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The Economics of Trade Wars

CommentaryAs President Donald Trump announced this week that he was going forward with a more than 100 percent tariff on China and a 10 percent tariff on the rest of the world, pending a 90-day negotiation period, the world and financial markets seemed to...
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Trump’s Turn to Asia

CommentaryThere’s never a dull moment in the Trump administration, as there has been a...
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The Never Ending US–China Trade War

CommentaryAfter calling a pause to the threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico, President Donald...

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From Schuman’spost-war declaration to the EU today, the Historical Archives unpack how Europe came together

The Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) in Florence is home to a...