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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Trade wars lead to real wars when the strong pray on the weak (RT)

April 09, 2018


RT published an article on the possible implications of the growing trade tensions between the United States and China. The article quoted IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow, David Laborde, who warned that trade wars could lead to actual wars, as they exacerbate tensions and affect economic linkages. “When economies are severed and opinions heated with chauvinistic rhetoric, then military action could start,” Laborde said.

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