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Oct 10, 2022 • 23min

168. Did Trump’s trade war make China more protectionist?

Exploring how Trump's trade war impacted Chinese public opinion towards trade and technology, leading to a rise in protectionist views. The podcast discusses the effects of US tariffs on Chinese attitudes, export controls on Chinese technology, and the broader implications on global trade and trading systems.
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Oct 3, 2022 • 30min

167. Will new US tax credits remake electric vehicle supply chains?

America’s new EV subsidies have some carmakers upset. Others are head scratching. Can supply chains diversify away from China?
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Sep 21, 2022 • 45min

166. Biden’s new Indo-Pacific talks vs. TPP

America’s last attempt at trade talks with countries in the region ended badly. How Biden’s IPEF approach is different.
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Sep 5, 2022 • 46min

165. The global minimum tax got left behind. What’s next?

The Inflation Reduction Act omits the key global minimum corporate tax agreed to by over 135 countries. Will cooperation still happen?
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Jul 27, 2022 • 39min

164. Why a notorious banana company spared workers in Costa Rica

For decades, United Fruit Company exploited banana workers across its Latin American plantations, except in Costa Rica. Why?
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Jul 19, 2022 • 38min

163. How poorer Americans ended up paying for US tariffs.

From fashion to forks to fishing reels, how US trade negotiations starting in the 1930s resulted in regressive import duties today.
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Jul 5, 2022 • 40min

162. Poor countries could once enforce WTO trade. That is now at risk.

The Advisory Centre on WTO Law made trade enforcement possible for poor countries. The Appellate Body crisis put that under threat.
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Jun 26, 2022 • 42min

161. Why sharing patents for COVID-19 medicines is not enough

Despite the Medicines Patent Pool, COVID-19 treatments remain scarce globally. Prashant Yadav explains what more is needed.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 31min

160. How Putin’s war could disrupt global food supplies

Joe Glauber explains the humanitarian crisis that looms if war cuts wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia. Soumaya Keynes says goodbye.
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Nov 8, 2021 • 23min

159. How Biden and Europe settled Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs

After years of dispute, the EU agreed to stop retaliating and to limit exports if the US lifted Trump’s national security tariffs.

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