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Trade disputes are usually understood as conflicts between countries with competing national interests, but as Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis show in this book, they are often the unexpected result of domestic political choices to serve the interests of the rich at the expense of workers and ordinary retirees. Klein and Pettis trace the origins of today's trade wars to decisions made by politicians and business leaders in China, Europe, and the United States over the past 30 years.

This comprehensive examination of trade wars traces their evolution from historical mercantile conflicts to modern technological and economic warfare. The series explores how trade conflicts have transformed from simple tariff disputes into complex multi-dimensional competitions involving technology, finance, and strategic resources. Through detailed analysis of key episodes and emerging trends, we see how trade wars reflect and shape the changing nature of global power relationships.

The term Mexican Drug War misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair. But this diverts attention from the US role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It's not just that Americans buy drugs from and sell weapons to Mexico's murderous cartels. It's that ever since the US prohibited the use and sale of drugs in the early 1900s, it has pressured Mexico into acting as its border enforcer - with increasingly deadly consequences.

Ryan Cawdor awakens from a mat-trans jump to inexplicably find himself in a version of his past (just after the events of Deathlands 45: Starfall). Ryan's son Dean is back, Krysty isn’t pregnant yet, and Ryan, who is the only one who feels the pull of the timeline split, is trying to keep it together. The companions are in immediate need of medical supplies and get caught up in a clash between warring barons and a traveling gypsy caravan and circus. Someone ambushes and is sabotaging the gypsies and the companions decide to help.

We are suddenly in a trade war—but what does that mean, and what comes next? Go beyond the headlines with The Trade War Podcast With Stan McCoy. This ITIF series blends sharp insights with historical context to decode the players, strategies, and policies driving today’s global economic conflict. Each episode delivers candid conversations with top international voices in trade, tech, and economic policy.

"And the Trade War Came" is from the December 25, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Krugman and narrated by Caroline Miller.

For all the Trump administration’s frustrations with managing interdependence with China, the security consequences of decoupling could mean even bigger headaches.

Examining what happened the last time the United States tried to bully China on trade can shed light on the likely outcome this time around. 

Although the Chinese middle class has faulted Xi’s leadership for U.S. Chinese trade tensions, a severe escalation in the trade war could result in a sudden shift of blame to Washington.

"Why a President Trump Could Start a Trade War with Surprising Ease" is from the September 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Wolfers and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Ukrainian War Veterans Trade Heat of Battle for Pizza Ovens" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew E. Kramer and Alisa Sopova and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Rising tensions between China and the United States have kept the financial markets on edge as a showdown between the world's two largest economies seems inevitable. But what most people fail to recognize is the major impact that the financial markets themselves have had on the creation and acceleration of the conflict. In Financial Cold War, market structure and geopolitical finance expert James Fok explores the nuances of China-US relations from the perspective of the financial markets.

Abolitionism was the movement that strove to end slavery in the United States. The abolitionists saw slavery as a stain and an affliction on the United States and made it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. Abolitionists produced anti-slavery literature, sent petitions to Congress, and ran for political office.

A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series. Antiques Roadshow has graced our screens for forty years and has become one of the nation’s most beloved television programmes and a national institution. It...

‘People Not War’ is a podcast brought to you by Campaign Against Arms Trade. Hosted by writer, producer and campaigner, Siana Bangura, in each episode we catch up with campaigners, activists, community organisers, and all-round inspirational people working to end the international arms trade and other intersecting issues.Throughout the series, we’ll be drawing links between the arms trade and issues as broad as border controls and policing, colonialism, the crisis in Yemen, the militarisation of education, and climate justice, to name just a few, with the hope of showing that all these ...

Noted author, war correspondent, and award-winning writer for the Atlantic Monthly, William Langewiesche furnishes a riveting firsthand account of the excavation of the World Trade Center ruins following its destruction on September 11, 2001. American Ground is an inspiring look at the often contentious mixture of personalities, politics, and emotions that fueled this massive effort. It is also a testament to American ingenuity in the aftermath of a great tragedy.