# Does Trade Harm National Security?

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/does-trade-harm-national-security>

**By** Scott Lincicome, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell

**Published:** March 5, 2021

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Scott Lincicome joins the show to discuss how new security nationalism proposals warrant extreme skepticism, and market‐oriented policies should be prioritized.

## Shownotes:

The resurgent of “security nationalism” extends far beyond the limited theoretical scenarios in which national security might justify government action, and it suffers from several flaws. “National security” has long been invoked to justify government policies intended to support manufacturing in case of war or another emergency.

How are free trade and national security related? What is a trade deficit? How do global supply chains work? Did the U.S. make China in to a dangerous country?

## Further Reading:

[Manufactured Crisis: “Deindustrialization,” Free Markets, and National Security](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/manufactured-crisis-deindustrialization-free-markets-national-security?queryID=c43071ec940fa368e091441d0cde5523), written by Scott Lincicome