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Barack Obama: “I believe we are better off in a world in which we are trading and networking and communicating, and sharing ideas, but…”

On the recordJune 23, 2016
I believe we are better off in a world in which we are trading and networking and communicating, and sharing ideas, but that also means that cultures are colliding, and sometimes it is disrupted and people get worried.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on the importance of global trade and the disruptions caused by cultural collisions.

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