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The New Age of Global Trade: Aggressive Neo-Mercantilism

Raj Bhala
18 March 2025
5 min
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Aggressive neo-mercantilism is an embrace of protectionism justified by national security. Trade protection replaces traditional objectives of economic openness and harmony among nations, affecting strategic balances. Some defence force budgets may inevitably incur inflationary pressures.
READ: The new age of global trade: Aggressive neo-mercantilism

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  • The Diplomat: High factual reporting
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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