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The Truth About Tariffs
Tariffs have been applied over the years to protect homegrown industries and target competitors who are seen as using unfair trade practices. They impose costs on both importers and exporters and had been in decline until the recent U.S.-China trade spat.

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Women and Women's Rights

Violence Against Women: Beyond Multilateral Virtue Signaling
Multilateral institutions often focus on rhetoric over action in countering violence against women. States inclined to do better should take matters into their own hands and adopt feminist foreign policies. 

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France

At the Paris Peace Forum, Europe Makes the Case for Multilateralism
European leaders are championing multilateral cooperation as the United States continues its turn away from global leadership.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Democracy

We need to preserve American democracy. Here’s how to do it.
Americans need to understand their obligations to one another and to their country if U.S. democracy is to survive.

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United States

The Violent Far-Right Terrorist Threat to the Republican Party and American Conservatism
In addition to minority communities and those on the political left, far-right extremism threatens violence against Republicans as well.

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