In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and managing editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss President Donald Trump’s first trade war—not with China, but with Canada, Mexico and the European Union. For the Report, Christopher Looft talks with WPR’s senior editor, Robbie Corey-Boulet, about the Brazilian government’s move to militarize security in Rio de Janeiro and the political impact across Brazil.

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Relevant Articles on WPR:

• 'Rio Is at War': What Extreme Security Measures Mean for Brazil's Politics
• What the U.S. Would Look Like in Trump's 'America First' World
• The Ongoing Drama, or Farce, of Trump's China Trade Policy
• Is Iran and Russia's Ad Hoc Alliance in Syria Unraveling?

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