List of Trade Policy & Agreements articles
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador participates in a parade to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. Why the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Could Get Even Worse
Next year’s near-simultaneous elections and a spiral of escalatory rhetoric spell danger, but there is a way out.
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People hold up flags and signs during a protest in Washington, D.C., marking the 26th anniversary of the 1997 Ghulja massacre in Ghulja, in the Xinjiang province of China. Has the U.S. Campaign Against Uyghur Forced Labor Been Successful?
A recent report on the solar industry’s connections to Xinjiang shows mixed results.
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Vacationers on the shore of the Caspian Sea watch the parade in honor of the Day of the Navy of the Russian Federation in Kaspiysk, Russia. The Caspian Sea Is a Sanctions-Busting Paradise
Ghost voyages and dark port calls by Russian and Iranian vessels are enabling both countries to circumvent Western sanctions and thrive in a shadow economy.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his economic plan “Bidenomics” at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia on July 20. Is Bidenomics Trying to Do Too Much?
Heather Boushey defends the administration’s industrial policy approach.
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Containers are seen at Pier VII at Trieste’s new port in Trieste, Italy. Italy Turns Its Back on China’s Belt and Road
Why Rome's decision is being seen as a 'major humiliation' for Beijing.
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Women wash ore in the artisanal copper-cobalt mine of Kamilombe, near the city of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 20. Africa’s Critical Minerals Could Power America’s Green Energy Transition
Biden’s IRA is shutting African countries out of supply chains for critical minerals. Including them would be a strategic and diplomatic win.
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Two policemen look at a cargo ship. The Real Consequences of U.S.-China Decoupling
Is economic war between the world’s two biggest economies inevitable?
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade in Washington on June 17, 2020. Trump Trade War Mastermind Is Back With a Dangerous New Plan
Robert Lighthizer wants total decoupling from China—without thinking through the consequences.
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An employee at the Airbus A350 assembly site, in Colomiers in southwestern France. Adam Tooze: Why the Economic Gap Between the U.S. and Europe Is Growing
America is using its political and commercial might to stay ahead of Europe.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about manufacturing and supply chains at the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2022. Biden’s Turn Against Trade Makes It Hard to Win Friends
An era of inclusive U.S. economic policy is over, sparking anxiety around the world.
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The U.S. flag blows in the wind as cranes stand above cargo shipping containers on ships at the Port of Los Angeles. The New Washington Consensus on Trade Is Wrong
Protectionism will drag everyone down in the end.
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Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pose for group photos during the 15th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Summit, occurring on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 11. The Indo-Pacific Has Already Chosen Door No. 3
So-called fence-sitters are rejecting zero-sum geopolitical binaries in favor of multi-alignment.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China on May 19, 2023. The Stans Can’t Play Both Sides Anymore
As Russia and China grow closer, Central Asian leaders don’t have as much leverage—or independence—as they once did.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers a keynote address at the American Bankers Association's (ABA) 2023 Washington Summit on March 21, 2023. Is Decoupling Destabilizing the Global Economy?
Major speeches from Janet Yellen and Jake Sullivan double down on Biden’s strategy of linking U.S. national security with economic policy.
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Harbor security stand guard during an inauguration ceremony of new equipment and infrastructure at Shahid Beheshti Port in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar. Russia and Iran Have High Hopes for Each Other
But can they cooperate on trade while competing on investment?
