Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s first-term trade chief, on the failures of the free trade system @foreignaffairs
Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s first-term trade chief, on the failures of the free trade system @foreignaffairs
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s first-term trade chief, discusses the failures of the free trade system—and makes the case for a new economic approach.
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Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s first-term trade chief, on the failures of the free trade system

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