You know you love trade history. This is a quick download on the history of US trade policy to give us a better understanding of how we arrived at NAFTA and then on to the USMCA. 200 years of history in 20 minutes. You can't beat that!
Guests

Former Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson Center

Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Moderator

Congressional Relations
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Canada Institute
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