Simon Lester

Simon Lester is a trade-policy analyst at the Cato Institute.

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Will Kamala Harris Be a Trade Warrior?

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China Is Abusing Tariffs. They Learned From America.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson greet U.S. President Donald Trump at the annual NATO heads of government summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool

After Brexit: Will the U.S.-UK Deal Get Tariffs Down to Zero?

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Is the Chinese Communist Party Really Trying To Take Over the World?

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Trump's 'Big' China Trade Deal Has Some Really Big Problems

U.S. President Donald Trump shows off the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) after signing it on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

After Brexit? Here's What Trump's Next Deal Should Look Like

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Why China Might Buy More American Beef Now That There's a Trade Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he emerges from Air Force One after arriving to attend campaign events in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Trump Wins? NAFTA Is About to Get Replaced

A U.S. flag is pictured on a truck loaded with merchandise at the freight shipping company Sotelo, which transports goods between Mexico and the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Trump's New Trade Deal: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Don't Look Now: China and New Zealand Just Signed A Historic Trade Deal

Historic Mistake: Should America Have Brought China Into The WTO?

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Will the New NAFTA Boost Digital Trade?

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Talking Ourselves into a Cold War with China

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