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The Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs are provoking a chain reaction around the globe, as governments from Europe to Canada prepare to erect barriers to prevent cheap metal once bound for the United States from entering their markets.

On the West Coast, Ports Brace for Steel Tariffs

March 19, 2018

NPR

It's a normal weekday at the Port of Vancouver. That means by noon, piles of steel slab cover the work yard at the docks on the Columbia River.

Asia-Pacific Nations Signed Sweeping Trade Deal Without U.S.

March 12, 2018

Reuters

Eleven countries including Japan and Canada signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the United States on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars.

Trump Imposes Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, but Offers Relief to Allies

March 9, 2018

The Washington Post

President Trump on Thursday imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but offered relief to some U.S. allies, a move that marks his administration’s most protectionist step yet but stops short of the global tariffs his GOP allies begged him to avoid.

A Canadian Perspective on Negotiating Nafta 2.0

March 5, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Some might call renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement a solution in search of a problem. Other might say it’s a necessary updating of the 23-year-old pact. One Canadian attorney specializing in international trade law calls it "a mess."

From Cars to Cows, Here’s Where Nafta Talks Stand on Big Issues

January 26, 2018

Bloomberg

Negotiations to modernize Nafta are in their sixth round with few signs of a breakthrough, even as President Donald Trump continually applies pressure by threatening to withdraw if the U.S. can’t get its way.

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