January 23, 2025

America First Trade Policy and Trump's First 100 Days

Emily and Geoff dive in on the unfinished business Trump is inheriting and unpack what we learned from the America First Trade Policy executive memo. Plus we share a few thoughts on how to get the economic security agenda started on the right track, based on our contributions to a new CNAS report on Trump’s First 100 Days.

Show notes:

America First Trade Policy memo

Stephan Miran’s “A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System"

CNAS Report: “The First 100 Days

And see CNAS “Disorderly Conduct” report for prior analysis of the U.S.-China Phase One Agreement, the merging of economic and security interests, and the need for economic security agreements

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