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Cato Weekly Podcast • June 25, 2019 

# Growing Abuse of the National Security Rationale for Restricting Trade 

Many of the trade restrictions imposed by the White House have been accompanied by concerns over national security. Simon Lester is coauthor of [a new paper](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/closing-pandoras-box-growing-abuse-national-security-rationale) detailing how this rationale can and has been abused.

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##### [Simon Lester](/people/simon-lester)

Cofounder, World​TradeLaw​.net, and Former Legal Affairs Officer, Appellate Body Secretariat, World Trade Organization

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute