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Inu Manak

@inumanak.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow @piie.com; PhD, Georgetown Government. Books Editor, World Trade Review. Associate Editor, IELP blog. TBT = technical barriers to trade. RT ≠ endorsements. Views my own.

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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Geneva is ready for the #WTOPublicForum! If you can't make it, you can watch many sessions online. Check it out here-- starting at 10 CET today: www.wto.org/english/foru...
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WTO | Live webcasting - Public Forum 2026
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am excited to join @piie.com, where I will continue to advance my research on U.S. trade policy alongside a leading group of experts committed to advancing global prosperity and developing practical policy solutions to contemporary economic challenges.
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David Karol @davidkarol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I spoke with @elpais.com about the impact of DSA candidates on the 2026 election. english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-...
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The socialists gaining ground in the US as Trump invokes the specter of communism
The Republican used two major speeches marking the country’s 250th anniversary to argue that the success of candidates aligned with Mamdani poses a greater threat than the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Remembering my friend, David Kleimann. He will be deeply missed. ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2026/07/reme...
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Remembering David Kleimann
The trade community mourns the loss of David Kleimann, a formidable trade expert and friend. David was most recently at S-Curve Economics, but also held posts at ODI, Bruegel, and Georgetown Law, amon...
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Thanks, NAFTA!
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Center for the United States and Mexico @bakerinstmexico.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📅 Happening July 9! Register now for our webinar on the latest in the #USMCA review process with trade experts David Gantz, @simonlester.com, @meredithlilly.bsky.social & @inumanak.bsky.social. 🔗 bit.ly/4we622H
The State of Negotiations of the USMCA
10:00 am - 11:00 CT

Webinar. Zoom registration required. Hosted by the Baker Institute Claudio X. Gonzalez Center for the U.S. and Mexico.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Looking forward to joining this discussion on "The State of Negotiations of the USMCA" organized by @BakerInstitute July 9 at 11 ET www.bakerinstitute.org/event/state-...
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The State of Negotiations of the USMCA | Baker Institute
The Claudio X.
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This is a great article by Michael Beckley, and a very valuable one for my purposes, as it presents a hard-case argument against which I can test and defend the ideas I'm developing in my book. They overlap with the Middle Power thesis but with significant differences. Here's how I do so. 🧵
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The Middle Power Delusion
Not choosing is not an option.
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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 27/05/2026
Saving the global trading system is going to require some serious work. @inumanak.bsky.social has some ideas on where to start
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How to Save the Global Trading System
"To remake the global trading system and update the World Trade Organization, the United States must be willing to rebuild its foundations and bring the rest of the world along," writes Inu Manak.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
To save the trading system, the United States must rethink a foundational rule, and bring other countries along for the project. My latest, for @TIME time.com/article/2026...
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How to Save the Global Trading System
"To remake the global trading system and update the World Trade Organization, the United States must be willing to rebuild its foundations and bring the rest of the world along," writes Inu Manak.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Sharing my lates paper with Helena Kopans-Johnson on the evolution of US industrial policy since 2017, driven largely by concerns over "economic security." Forthcoming as a book chapter. Thoughts welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Modern U.S. Industrial Policy as Economic Security
<p><span>Industrial policy has returned to the United States in full force. Three administrations have implemented new policy frameworks to shape the future of
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 14/05/2026
If Trump does not offer U.S. trading partners “a few carrots along with using sticks,” the “trust and order that the United States built through decades of careful trade compromises will quickly run out,” warn @inumanak.bsky.social and Allison Smith.
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The Illusion of Reciprocity
Trump’s self-defeating trade policy.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We’ve read all of Trump’s trade deals, and spoke to U.S. trading partners. Here’s what we’ve learned—> www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... via @foreignaffairs.com
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The Illusion of Reciprocity
Trump’s self-defeating trade policy.
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Wallace Oyama 🇨🇦 🍁 @wallylms.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Not just rule of law, but also approaching trade as mutually productive rather than a self serving pursuit. But Americans are losing patience with this White House & as she wrote, "After significant usage (of 301) in the 1980s, .. results .. did not live up to the hopes of the law’s drafters".
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Mona Paulsen @monapaulsen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"In other words, when it comes to settling disputes, the USTR could play the role of judge, jury and executioner." In one line Inu captures the most significant and telling line underscoring the growth of 'America first' governance. I cannot see how it won't cloud even modest USMCA review outcomes.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 29/04/2026
The Trump administration has made clear that its Section 301 investigations will lead to tariffs that replace the IEEPA tariffs. It will be interesting to see what the courts think of that approach to using Section 301.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
With Section 301 investigations under way, the big question is not what this means for tariffs, but rather, what it means for the rule of law in trade. My latest for the FT: www.ft.com/content/2f56...
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Can US trading partners still rely on the rule of law?
When it comes to settling trade disputes, the Trump administration wants to play judge, jury and executioner
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 24/04/2026
New IELP post from @inumanak.bsky.social and Milan Chander: "USTR's 301 investigation on excess capacity reflects its muddled view on the issue, made clear by the lack of a clear definition of the problem itself."
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Mark Carney’s tour of the Indo-Pacific this week is a rousing show of defiance, but it may have unintended effects. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/03/m...
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A Middle Powers Club Would Make the World More Dangerous
Mark Carney’s tour of the Indo-Pacific this week is a rousing show of defiance, but it may have unintended effects.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Check out our updated tracker: -What the IEEPA tariffs going away means for the deals -Indonesia framework -Beef quota implementation for Argentina www.cfr.org/articles/tra...
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Tracking Trump’s Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations
The president has set out to rewrite the rules of trade, one deal at a time.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
tapping the sign
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“All the deals”— 18 in total— check them out here: www.cfr.org/articles/tra...
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Tracking Trump’s Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations
The president has set out to rewrite the rules of trade, one deal at a time.
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Shawn Donnan @sdonnan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
We should be talking more about the fact the president of the world’s largest economy just declared it’s facing a payments crisis. Once, that would have caused turmoil in financial markets. Now it’s just another reason for tariffs. My latest for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Pegs New Tariffs to a Payments Crisis That Experts Doubt Exists
With his move to impose new global tariffs, US President Donald Trump isn’t just trying to repair a trade policy dismantled by a Supreme Court rebuke. He’s also declaring the world’s largest economy i...
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Richard Dettman @rwdettman.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Depressingly comprehensive look at his post-SCOTUS options. But: “…a plurality of Americans think that the president should not be allowed to impose tariffs without congressional approval, and support some guardrails on the president’s tariff authority.”
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s IEEPA tariffs are unconstitutional. The president was quick to respond. Here’s what that means: www.cfr.org/articles/how...
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Survive the Supreme Court Ruling | Council on Foreign Relations
The Supreme Court has ruled against Trump’s use of tariffs, but the president has other methods and authorities available to him that could keep his trade agenda alive.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Out today--> CFR-Morning Consult survey on what Americans really think about trade and tariffs: -Americans understand what tariffs are, and their costs -They prefer cooperation over confrontation -They support some guardrails on executive tariff action www.cfr.org/articles/wha...
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What Americans Really Think About Trade and Tariffs | Council on Foreign Relations
Trade is seen as mutually beneficial, but Americans’ views on tariffs are largely shaped by partisanship.
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Geneva Trade Platform @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
👨‍🎓Alex Kiwara Irungu had little experience in international trade law when he entered the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition. What helped him level the playing field? The free trade law e-casebook. Read Alex’s account and learn how the trade law e-casebook supported his journey (link below).
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 18/02/2026
"American households would feel better about the cost of living if tariffs were lowered as part of the affordability policy agenda," write Rebecca Patterson, Allison J. Smith, and Ishaan Thakker about the findings from a new poll from CFR.
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CFR Poll Shows Americans Across Party Lines Tie Tariffs to Affordability   | Council on Foreign Relations
Lowering tariffs could be an effective way for the Trump administration to address voters’ cost-of-living concerns, even if actual price trends reflect a more complex set of drivers.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Now that’s a headline. 🤡 @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/c39d...
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Tariffs announced with fanfare and might, Allies confused—is it left turn or right? Consequences mount as the prices all soar, Oops, never mind—let's try something more! #TradeValentines
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 13/02/2026
"An Illinois supplier of nuts, bolts and screws could be all that keeps President Donald Trump's national security tariffs from escalating into a torrent of government overreach," write Scott Lincicome and CFR expert @inumanak.bsky.social for the Washington Post.
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Opinion | How a supplier of nuts and bolts could curb Trump’s tariff overreach
A new lawsuit reveals how businesses are forced to navigate an opaque and arbitrary system.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
Line graph that shows a blue line of # protests since Trump's 2nd inauguration surpassed, showing these to have exceeded 42k by the end of Jan 2026. A green line counts # of protests during the same time period in Trump's first term and just exceeds 10k.
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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A new lawsuit reveals how businesses are forced to navigate an opaque and arbitrary system, Scott Lincicome and @inumanak.bsky.social write.
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Opinion | How a supplier of nuts and bolts could curb Trump’s tariff overreach
A new lawsuit reveals how businesses are forced to navigate an opaque and arbitrary system.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I'm also in @postopinions.bsky.social today with @inumanak.bsky.social, talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security" ones - and how a new lawsuit shows they've morphed into a costly bureaucratic nightmare for US companies: wapo.st/3MjucaH (🎁)
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Opinion | Trump’s ‘national security’ tariffs are a big government mess
A new lawsuit reveals how businesses are forced to navigate an opaque and arbitrary system.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
In Trump’s first term, @scottlincicome.bsky.social and I detailed the many ways Section 232 was being used and abused. It hasn’t stopped. With a new case pending, it’s another reminder that this law needs serious reform. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Trump’s ‘national security’ tariffs are a big government mess
A new lawsuit reveals how businesses are forced to navigate an opaque and arbitrary system.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Another update to our trade deal tracker this afternoon to account for the unannounced rollbacks of India's commitments (see update under status for India): www.cfr.org/articles/tra...
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Tracking Trump’s Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations
The president has set out to rewrite the rules of trade, one deal at a time.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Around this time last year, I explained why the use of IEEPA was an attempt by the president to expand executive authority on trade. Today, Congress reminded him of Art. 1, Sec. 8. The tariffs won't go away, but at least we know who supports them. www.cfr.org/articles/tru...
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Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab | Council on Foreign Relations
Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority. Originally published at Foreign Policy
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The home healthcare workforce is disproportionately comprised of immigrants, and it's certainly not because they take jobs US-born folks want. As a result, "a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide."
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Is Immigration Good for Health? The Effect of Immigration on Older Adult Mortality in the United States
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"The failed vote comes as House Democrats are preparing to force a vote to terminate Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on Canada."
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 10/02/2026
President Donald Trump has set out to rewrite the rules of trade one deal at a time, say economic expert @inumanak.bsky.social and Allison Smith. Explore CFR's new tracker, which breaks down the content of the deals to date:
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations
The president has set out to rewrite the rules of trade, one deal at a time.
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Shannon O'Neil @shannonkoneil.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Trump’s flurry of trade deals — 15 and counting — reflect his ambition to rewrite the rules of global trade. A new @cfr.org tracker by @inumanak.bsky.social and Allison Smith breaks down what's in each of the trade agreements. Check it out here. on.cfr.org/4qfOKyv
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations
The president has set out to rewrite the rules of trade, one deal at a time.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Want to know what's in all of Trump's trade deals? We combed through all of them, so you don't have to. Our tracker will be updated as more texts are released. Check it out here on @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/articles/tra...
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations
The president has set out to rewrite the rules of trade, one deal at a time.
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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This is true for trade and for many other issues. One of the few consistent things about Trump is that he doesn’t see himself as bound by the deals he makes. He is fundamentally untrustworthy, everyone knows it, and he is our most important representative to the world.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Back in July, I stated that Trump's tariff threats undermined the value of signing a trade "deal" with the United States. Events keep confirming this observation.
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alex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 26/01/2026
2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive here's what's next bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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What's Next at Bluesky - Bluesky
As we head into 2026, we're entering a new phase for the Bluesky app. Last year was about scaling through rapid growth and getting the fundamentals in place. This year is about leaning into what's wor...
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Richard Dettman @rwdettman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
“Those hit hardest by tariffs are small businesses, which make up 97 % of U.S. importers. In September, they shed 40,000 jobs. These businesses have a harder time navigating erratic policy shifts.”
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17/01/2026
If I were on the Supreme Court, and thinking about the IEEPA tariff case on which I was about to rule, I might read this latest tariff threat from Trump and think, hmm, maybe there should be some limits on the power of the President to use tariffs.
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
My latest, for Time, on why the economic security rationale is a dangerous catchall that threatens to undo U.S. trade policy well beyond Trump. time.com/7345873/trum...
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How Economic Security Helped Drive Trump’s Tariff Wars
"A decisive rethinking of American foreign economic policy that fuses the imperatives of national security with economic priorities runs through the Trump and Biden years," writes Inu Manak
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.” Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Screenshot of Fox News from Jan. 15, 2026 with picture of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and chyron: "Breaking News: Noem: U.S. Citizens Should be Prepared To Show Proof."
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Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
With Trump in Dearborn today, re-upping this 2024 piece showing: -1/3 of the F-150s parts are sourced from abroad -U.S. firms trading in goods support 1/2 of the jobs in the economy -raising barriers to trade hurts U.S. manufacturing competitiveness www.cfr.org/article/trad...
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Trade Is a Win for the U.S. Economy
This op-ed was originally published by The Detroit News online on October 20, 2024 and in print on October 21, 2024.  More From Our Experts …
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