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'Trade wars are good'? 3 past conflicts tell a very different story

  • Written by Marc-William Palen, Lecturer in History, University of Exeter
These German steel coils may soon become more expensive for U.S. manufacturers.AP Photo/Martin Meissner

President Donald Trump renewed fears of a global trade war after he vowed to slap steep tariffs on foreign aluminum and steel.

The tariffs haven’t even been formally proposed, yet other countries are already threatening countermeasures. The...

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