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Europe First: Brussels is preparing to give up its ideals of free trade

Europe First: Brussels is preparing to give up its ideals of free trade

The last great defender of rules-based open commerce — the European Union — is about to fall. It happens in slow motion and the impact will be painful. If the world’s largest trading bloc abandons the concept of free trade, the entire global economy will suffer. But such an outcome looks increasingly likely, as the …

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Europe First: Brussels is preparing to give up its ideals of free trade

Europe First: Brussels is preparing to give up its ideals of free trade

The last great defender of rules-based open commerce — the European Union — is about to fall. It happens in slow motion and the impact will be painful. If the world’s largest trading bloc abandons the concept of free trade, the entire global economy will suffer. But such an outcome looks increasingly likely, as the …

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