WASHINGTON (April 7, 2025)- As markets drop from President Trump’s tariff sweep of last week, USAToday reports “China hits back on tariffs, Europe set to announce their response.” Many experts warn and predict higher inflation, lower growth and a possible recession.
For more context on the matter of history of trade and tariffs, please consider Susan Ariel Aaronson, a research professor of international affairs, is also the director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub and co-PI at the NSF Trustworthy AI Institute, TRAILS. Her research focuses on AI governance, data governance, competitiveness in data-driven services such as XR, and AI and digital trade. Aaronson currently directs projects on governing data for generative AI, ensuring that data is globally accurate, complete, and representative and on AI protectionism.
Aaronson is an expert on the history and creation of the GATT/WTO and has written primers on trade. For more context, Aaronson explains trade and tariffs in the linked videos.
If you’d like to speak with Dr. Susan Ariel Aaronson, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
gwu [dot] edu (shannon[dot]mitchell[at]gwu[dot]edu).
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