Recent discussions about international trade have centered on the United States’ economic relationships with Canada and Mexico, particularly regarding trade deficits. Claims suggest that the United ...

An old Chinese proverb says “It is better to break one finger than to injure ten." It reveals a lot about "free trade" versus ...

Free trade agreements (FTAs) are formal arrangements between countries. Their purpose is to reduce or eliminate barriers to the exchange of goods and services; they do this in an assortment of ways, ...

Overall, most economists believe that free trade benefits all trading nations in the longer run despite short-term ...

This commitment is epitomized by the full conclusion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade negotiations, which was announced in May and is an achievement that promises to bolster economic ...

U.S. trade policy today is a roller coaster, and the only thing predictable about it is its unpredictability. Tariffs, which Donald Trump once called “the most beautiful word in the... The expansion ...

Globalization’s first age some 200 years ago sheds light on today’s turn toward economic nationalism The “first age” of globalization was beset by contradictions. In the 60 years or so before World ...

A Terror Attack in Washington, D.C. Audio By Carbonatix Protectionists are fond of pointing out that opening up trade with China has not made China more politically ...

As economic security policies gain ground across major APEC economies, the forum has remained largely silent on the issue. While framed as national security, these policies often undermine the liberal ...

The announcement on April 9th that America would pause sky-high reciprocal tariffs sent stockmarkets soaring around the world. Countries that had faced crippling levies, such as Cambodia and Vietnam, ...

On April 2, as he imposed exorbitant tariffs that triggered a stock market collapse, Donald Trump said this: “For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near ...