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Power Problems • December 18, 2018 

# Nostalgianomics: Trump, Trade, and American Foreign Policy 

Attorney and Cato Institute adjunct scholar Scott Lincicome joins Trevor Thrall and Emma Ashford to discuss the Trump administration’s trade strategy and the role of international trade in U.S. foreign policy.

- [Scott Lincicome’s bio](https://www.cato.org/people/scott-lincicome)
- Scott Lincicome, [The “Protectionist Moment” That Wasn’t: American Views on Trade and Globalization](https://www.cato.org/publications/free-trade-bulletin/protectionist-moment-wasnt-american-views-trade-globalization), Free Trade Bulletin
- Scott Lincicome, “[Doomed to Repeat It: The Long History of America’s Protectionist Failures](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/doomed-repeat-it-long-history-americas-protectionist-failures), Policy Analysis

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##### [Scott Lincicome](/people/scott-lincicome)

Vice President, General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute

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##### [Emma Ashford](/people/emma-ashford)

Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

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##### [A. Trevor Thrall](/people/trevor-thrall)

Former Senior Fellow, Defense and Foreign Policy Department, Cato Institute

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