Trade Policy - An Appropriate Tool in the United States' National Security Kit Bag?
Trade is generally seen as a tool of U.S. economic policy, but it has also been sued as a tool of U.S. foreign policy. Under the Trump and now Biden Administrations, trade policy has played a larger role with the recognition of the importance of geo-economic security and its part in protecting American national security and prosperity. But this growing fusion of geo-economic and geo-strategic policies has not been without controversy, as both American consumers and business have complained of unintended consequences and market distortions resulting from the use of trade policy to achieve strategic goals. Our speakers, experts on China and Russia, will discuss both the policies and the processes behind the U.S. Government's trade policy as well as how trade policy has been conducted with respect to China and Russia.
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