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	Podcast:		Freakonomics Radio
	Episode:		Can This Man Stop a Trade War? (Ep. 352)
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:42:43
	Publish Date:		2018-10-03 22:00:00
	Description:		The World Trade Organization is the referee for 164 trading partners, each with their own political and economic agendas. Lately, those agendas have gotten more complicated — especially with President Trump’s tariff blitz. Roberto Azevêdo, head of the W.T.O., tells us why it’s so hard to balance protectionism and globalism; what’s really behind the loss of jobs; and what he’d say to Trump (if he ever gets the chance).
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