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“Mutually beneficial exchange among countries,
conducted freely within a legal framework, is the path to
maximum security, economic and strategic. Autarky, by
contrast, is a dead end.”
– The Washington Post, February 25, 2021
“As demand soared for masks and gloves, more than 100
countries and territories imposed export restrictions on
coronavirus-fighting essentials, according to the
International Trade Center.”
– The Washington Post, February 10, 2021
(Sources: “America needs to shore up its supply chains. That shouldn’t become an excuse for protectionism,” Editorial Board, The Washington Post, February 25, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/biden-trade-supply-chain-protectionism/2021/02/25/3dd0a164-7787-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html and “Trump tried to block her. Now Ngozi-Iweala is about to make history,” by Danielle Paquette and David J. Lynch, ibid., February 10, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/ngozi-okonjo-iweala-wto/2021/02/09/99e3b028-67eb-11eb-bab8-707f8769d785_story.html)
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