List of Trade Policy & Agreements articles
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Polish farmers on their tractors take part in a blockade in Zakret, a suburb of Warsaw, Poland. Ukraine’s Trade Lifeline Might Strangle Its EU Ambitions
Renewed farm tariff relief risks souring some member states on Kyiv’s eventual EU membership.
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A historic image of four businessmen at a table with basketballs. How ‘Made in China’ Became American Gospel
The canny marketing of imports from vodka to basketballs transformed the U.S.-China trade relationship.
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A photo collage illustration of a finger made of bits of contracts and pieces of tech to represent a large corporation, pushing down on the American flag. America Has a Resilience Problem
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission makes the case for competition in an increasingly consolidated world.
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A car leaves a car carrier. China’s Global EV Domination Is Just Beginning
And the West isn’t ready for it.
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Hundreds of electric cars rest on large racks, each one with three layers of cars, beneath a smoggy sky at the container terminal of a port in China's eastern Jiangsu Province. Cranes and stacks of shipping containers loom in the background, and the ocean is visible beyond that. Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric Vehicles
A new investigation into foreign “connected vehicles” could enable future action against Beijing’s tech sector.
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A historic painting depicts Hong Kong harbor When Economics and Great-Power Foreign Policy Collide
Dale C. Copeland’s new history of commerce is magisterial—and prescient.
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UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti gestures with a flat hand and leans in toward IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, who is seated beside him as they speak to each other during a session at the World Economic Forum. IMF’s Gopinath: U.S. Economy ‘Doing Very Well’
The fund’s No. 2 official on the United States, China, and Russia’s “squarely positive growth.”
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A border wall constructed of shipping containers and topped with concertina wire stands along the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexico Is America’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road
Growing economic integration with Latin America could help the United States avoid the fate of an aging China.
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An illustraton shows a fragmented globe with cargo container ships pushing through the gaps. How Policymakers Should Handle a Fragmenting World
A top IMF official on avoiding the worst-case scenario of a new economic cold war.
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Technicians wearing white protective suits conduct tests in a research laboratory in Ningbo, China. The West Did Not Invent Decoupling—China Did
Beijing has long sought to gain a free hand by untangling its economy from the West.
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A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the deck of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship as it floats on the Red Sea beneath a hazy blue sky. Houthi fighters patrol the deck, and the Yemeni and Palestinian flags hang from the main mast. Why Egypt Has the Most to Lose From Houthi Strikes on Merchant Ships
The attacks harm global trade, but the regional impact might be worse.
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A large container ship is passing through a canal in the top half composition, with water in the lower half. The Panama Canal Is Running Dry
Climate extremes are wreaking havoc on global shipping.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 4, 2023. Where Europe-South America Relations Go From Here
By abandoning the EU-Mercosur deal, both continents missed a historic opportunity to adapt to a more unstable world.
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An illustration shows echoing overlapping images of U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World
Potential effects on the U.S. commitment to multilateralism, climate change, Taiwan, and more.
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Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them. 5 Issues to Watch in 2024
Our columnists share the most important developments on their radar in the year ahead.
