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Data Source – WTO Trade and Tariff

The World Trade Organization publishes regular public data on international trade volume and it’s application in areas that encompass trade agreements.  This is a quick way to get up to date and historical information on general tariff categories. They have some basic visualizations, but the free data sets tied to an authority are where this source shines.

https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

I sat next to a young woman from Nicaragua named Belle on my flight from Atlanta to Chicago on Sunday. She noticed that I was reading a book about US-Central American relations and started talking to me about the status of her country. She is lucky enough to have a middle class family and they could afford to send her to live with relatives here. She wears a blue ribbon tied to her wrist and draws images of violence and bloodshed. A brave woman with a big heart that is brimming with hope. I pray for the safety of her parents and that she will take away a good experience from her stay in America.

Some background on Nicaragua’s current political upheval:

“The Unraveling of Nicaragua” – The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/06/nicaragua-ortega-protests/562094/

“The Nicaraguan Students Who Became Reluctant Rebels: ‘I’m no longer the same.'” – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/10/nicaragua-students-reluctant-rebels

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