List of Trade Policy & Agreements articles
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An illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags. Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
Countries and companies with clout might thrive. The rest, not so much.
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Six men perch in the bed of a pickup truck as they participate in a protest. Some wave flags while another speaks into a microphone. Other protesters are visible milling about on the street around the truck. Indonesia’s Nickel Business Is Boosting Development and Ruining Lives
The Chinese-funded industry is a world leader, but safety hasn’t kept up.
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A woman sits at a massive industrial textile machine, wearing a face mask, gloves, and an apron. She is surrounded by a floor of dozens of other similar machines. Tariffs Are a Scalpel, Not a Hammer
Trump can make his favorite trade tool work—if he picks the right targets.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with his hands outstretched. Behind him are American flags. The Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenges Facing Trump in 2025
The U.S. president-elect’s second term will begin in a vastly different global landscape than his first.
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Two people sit on the steps in front of a red door in Beijing. Above them is the Chinese flag. China Is Still Suffering an Economic Hangover
This year showed that there is no end in sight to the problems that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A gridded background with photos of six people on it. The Best Conversations of the Year
FP Live’s guests included the WTO secretary-general and U.S. ambassador to China.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to their meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2020. Europe Is Ready to Team Up on China—if Trump Is
A U.S.-EU trade war could derail a combined effort to face down China.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pose for photos at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7. Will Europe Fragment Under Trump 2.0?
Splits are already emerging over tariffs, China, and Russia sanctions.
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An employee works on photovoltaic modules destined for export at a factory in Sihong, China, on Sept. 3. Trump Will Be His Own Trade Czar
Expect chaos as an unpredictable president uses trade threats to pursue whatever unrelated issue he wishes.
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A worker wearing an orange hard hat sticks his head inside a rotor as he uses a tool to work on it. The Fiction of Western Unity on China De-Risking
U.S. allies must prepare for an administration that views almost any tie to China as a source of vulnerability.
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Shipping containers can be seen in the background as a car and truck are nearby. Trump’s Trade Threats May Have a Silver Lining for Europe
Brussels may not have as many trade ripostes as China, but it could turn trade wars into economic liberation.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) sits with U.S. President Donald Trump (right) at the White House. Trump’s Trade Wars Are Already Starting
Tariff threats against Mexico, Canada, and China are a preview of what's to come.
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Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Oct. 15, 2021. The Case for Trump’s Tariffs
Conservative economist Oren Cass explains how the president-elect has created an “enormous amount of space for new thinking.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. What an Even More Hawkish China Policy Could Look Like
A new report lays out recommendations on artificial intelligence, trade, and investment as Trump prepares to take office.
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A high angle view shows a wall made of shipping containers stretching to the horizon in scrubland desert landscape. The Economic Impact of Trump’s Planned Tariffs and Deportations
The details are still murky, but the implications could be severe.
