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Today, we look at Donald Trump’s hardening relationship with Mexico, how Trump’s proposed refugee ban is having ripple effects before it is issued, and how one writer gauged the U.S.-U.K. relationship by watching The Apprentice.
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Trade Talk: Dani Rodrick writes on what economists and populists both get wrong about the international economy: Read more
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In The Way: President Donald Trump is already damaging the U.S. State Department’s ability to function, Shadow Government’s Jon Finer writes: Read more
It Begins: The Department of Homeland Security has halted refugee interviews, Arab students complain of being barred from re-entry, and lawyers warn visa holders not to leave the country, FP’s Kavitha Surana and Molly O’Toole report: Read more
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Danger Looms: If Trump continues to undermine Mexico, he will make the United States less prosperous and less secure, Dan Restrepo writes: Read more
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