RISE IN GLOBAL PRO-TRADE MEASURES DISRUPTS TRUMP'S PROTECTIONIST NARRATIVE

摘要

Since last October, the World Trade Organization (WTO) registered the lowest monthly average implementation of new trade restrictions since the financial crisis of 2008, providing a surprising counternarrative to President Trump's agenda. In a July 25 tweet, the President declared, "The E.U. is very protectionist with the U.S. STOP!"