Despite the discourse of protecting national industry, trade tariffs act as barriers that isolate the country, increase prices and reward inefficiency. This article shows how protection...
China has warned the WTO about the humanitarian risks of US tariffs, revealing what liberals have always said: taxes and trade barriers make poor people poor. This article examines how tariffs, trade infl...
The “Trade War in the Americas” series comes to an end with a critical analysis of the effects of the new global protectionism. From Brazil to China, via Mexico and the exchange rate, this conclusion...
The new tariffs imposed by the United States directly impact Brazilian agribusiness, revealing the vulnerability of an economy that is excessively dependent on a few trading partners. This...
The global landscape is changing. Promises of stable and peaceful globalization are being replaced by tariffs, sanctions and bilateral agreements that often concentrate power and fr...
International trade is still treated as a game between nations, but this view ignores the libertarian reality that only individuals, not states, have the right to exchange freely. And...
With the rise of bilateral agreements replacing multilateralism, the illusion that these treaties represent more freedom grows. This article, in light of classical liberal thought and the...
The so-called deglobalization has been celebrated as a necessary response to recent crises, but it hides a more dangerous phenomenon: the return of state intervention in international exchanges...
The new tariff package announced by Donald Trump in the US has raised political and economic alarms throughout Latin America. This article analyzes how the region reacts to changes in global trade...
US President Donald Trump has announced a massive tariff package, dubbed “Liberation Day,” that marks a clear break with the...
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