List of Trade Policy & Agreements articles
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, on April 23, 2019. U.S. Naval Standoff With China Fails to Reassure Regional Allies
The tense encounter around a Malaysian drillship drew in five navies.
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U.S. President Donald Trump As If Things Aren’t Bad Enough, Trump Mulls Fresh Trade War With China
U.S. considers restoring tariffs as Trump makes reprisals against Beijing the center of his 2020 reelection bid.
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A woman practicing illegal abortion shows her working medical tools in her living room in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on July 25, 2019. The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access
The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse.
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Two helicopters fly over the landing command ship during the Vostok-2018 military drills at Klerka training ground on the Sea of Japan coast on Sept. 15, 2018. Russia and North Korea Are Fighting—Over Fish
Moscow’s broader ambitions for the Far East are stopping it from cracking down on North Korean poachers in Russian waters.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a state dinner hosted by China's President Xi Jinping The Coronavirus Could Upend Trump’s China Trade Deal
Bleak data on China’s economic outlook counters claims by Trump officials that the U.S. economy can get quickly back on track when the lockdown lifts.
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Demonstrators set up a mock customs checkpoint to protest against potential trade restrictions due to Brexit in Killeen, Northern Ireland, on Feb. 18, 2017. Globalization Will Look Very Different After the Coronavirus Pandemic
New barriers are going up at breathtaking speed. The pandemic will accelerate not the demise of globalization but its transformation.
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economy-after-coronavirus-brian-stauffer-illustration-3_2l How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic
The pandemic will change the economic and financial order forever. We asked nine leading global thinkers for their predictions.
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coronavirus-chimerica-china-america-justin-metz-illustration The Ugly End of Chimerica
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a conscious uncoupling into a messy breakup.
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An aid worker measures a woman's temperature at the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 18. Africa Is Bracing for a Head-On Collision With Coronavirus
As the pandemic reaches the continent, countries from Morocco to Malawi are facing a health crisis and an economic shock.
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Iranian firefighters disinfect streets in Tehran in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus on March 13. The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Diplomatic Opportunity for the United States and Iran
Washington and Tehran could use the public health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face, and avoid a dangerous confrontation.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a travel ban in a belated effort to contain the coronavirus whose outbreak is decimating the U.S. and global economies, Mar. 11, 2020. Major Economies Face a ‘Sudden Stop’
Following Trump's European travel ban, Dow plunges 10 percent in the worst trading day since "Black Monday" 1987.
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coronavirus-globalization-brian-stauffer- The Coronavirus Is Killing Globalization as We Know It
The outbreak has been a gift to nativist nationalists and protectionists, and it is likely to have a long-term impact on the free movement of people and goods.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the NATO summit in Watford, England, on Dec. 4, 2019. Trump and Johnson Can Quickly Strike a Trade Deal—If They Avoid the Pitfalls
The U.S. and Britain both want a trade agreement post-Brexit. China and chickens could get in the way.
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A security guard wearing a face mask looks at his mobile phone in a closed Apple store in Beijing on Feb. 5. Blindsided on the Supply Side
The coronavirus outbreak has shown that supply-chain disruptions could wreak far greater havoc on the global economy—and national security—than most CEOs and governments realize.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, peering over the bow of a trawler in Scotland on Sept. 6, 2019, made control of fisheries in Brexit a big part of his successful election campaign. So Long, and Say Thanks for All the Fish
The post-Brexit talks between Britain and Europe could hinge on whether the U.K. really tries to “take control” of its fisheries—or if Europe keeps access to British waters.
