The Trump campaign claims it wants a foreign policy debate. That’s not likely.
But foreign policy will definitely be on the 2020 ballot.
We’re on the road to impeachment. Here’s what you need to know about what’s ahead.
Watch for party fractures that could make things more interesting.
Treating immigrants like criminals has a long history in the United States
“Crimmigration” started well before the Trump administration.
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the nation’s approach to trade
Industrial policy may be coming back.
There’s a hidden cost in Trump’s new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico
The Trump administration recently renegotiated NAFTA, and Donald Trump is
When President Trump heads to Europe, discussion turns to burden-sharing.
Editors' note: On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that French President Emmanuel
Will Kavanaugh’s confirmation affect the midterms? Here’s what showed up on social media.
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The 5 surprising things about the new USMCA trade agreement
There’s a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after more than a
A new survey shows that the Republican Party is not the party of Trump
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For Trump, it was a summer of tariffs and more tariffs. Here’s where things stand.
The Trump administration is reportedly now open to trade talks
Sure, Trump’s advisers aren’t the first to push back against a president. But what’s happening now is completely unprecedented.
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Hundreds of scholars have signed a statement defending the international institutions that Trump has attacked
[caption id="attachment_76696" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump poses with Germany's Chancellor
Why Republicans don’t push back on Trump’s China tariffs — in one map
On Friday, Beijing announced new tariffs on $60 billion in
Mexico’s president-elect has offered two important clues about his approach to NAFTA
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What’s next for Mexico? Here are 5 things you need to know.
[caption id="attachment_75425" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Andrés Manuel López Obrador, winner of
The U.S. isn’t being very neighborly. Here’s what it means for Canada’s foreign policy.
[caption id="attachment_75194" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump meets with Canadian Prime
The U.S. broke a huge global trade taboo. Here’s why Trump’s move might be legal.
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Are we witnessing the collapse of the global order? Probably not — yet.
[caption id="attachment_73581" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump meets with British Prime
Europe is pushing back against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Here’s how.
President Trump made proclamations on Thursday to impose new import tariffs
Canada turned to the WTO because Trump has threatened NAFTA
Another round of renegotiation talks for the North American Free Trade
What is GSP and why does it matter for U.S. trade?
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Free trade is becoming more popular — especially among Republicans
[caption id="attachment_66375" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer,
Trump is pulling the U.S. out of UNESCO. The bigger pattern is the problem.
On Oct. 12, 2017, the Trump administration announced the United
Politicians take a negative view on trade deals — even the ones they voted for
With the next round of North American Free Trade renegotiations
Trump is fighting an open war on trade. His stealth war on trade may be even more important.
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Trump wants to restrict trade and immigration. Here’s why he can’t do both.
Recently, trade negotiators from the United States, Canada and Mexico
Americans’ views of trade aren’t just about economics. They’re also about race.
As U.S. trade officials gear up this week to begin
Trump is a new kind of protectionist — he operates in stealth mode
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What makes populist leaders tick? Here are 3 things we’ve learned.
[caption id="attachment_59698" align="aligncenter" width="960"] British newspapers tout the results of
The big G-7 summit starts soon. Watch for these 3 signs of harmony — or discord.
[caption id="attachment_58603" align="alignleft" width="960"] On May 26, 2016, in Kashikojima,
Why it’s so hard to know whether organic food is really organic
[caption id="attachment_58664" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A farmer works on his tractor
What is NAFTA, and what would happen to U.S. trade without it?
Editor's note: On May 18, 2017, the White House notified
Did Trump just take an ax to the U.S. trade relationship with Canada?
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Trump’s threat of steel tariffs heralds big changes in trade policy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-starts-investigation-into-foreign-steel/2017/04/20/6f19e98e-25eb-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_video.html President Trump announced Thursday that he was directing the commerce
Trump uses bad trade statistics. But there’s a bigger problem.
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Do African exports to China hurt labor rights? Here’s what we found.
[caption id="attachment_54876" align="aligncenter" width="960"] China's imports grew at their fastest
Is the WTO one of Trump’s ‘big quagmire deals’? Here’s what’s at stake.
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Is the White House ready for these ‘nightmare scenarios’ in U.S. foreign policy?
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Trump’s border wall ignores a long history of U.S. cooperation with Mexico. That’s a problem.
[caption id="attachment_54090" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Marchers in Mexico City protest Donald
Withdrawing from the TPP may not affect trade all that much
On its face, President Trump’s move appears to mark a
Okay, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead. What was it?
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New forecast: Rex Tillerson almost certain to be confirmed by the Senate
This morning, Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, ExxonMobil chief
Trump won in counties that lost jobs to China and Mexico.
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Should corporations be able to sue foreign governments? The U.S. could owe billions.
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Duty-free Beats headphones? Yes, plurilateral trade agreements have something for everyone.
[caption id="attachment_48119" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Game consoles, headphones, medical equipment and
The sky fell on the U.S. poultry industry last year. But NAFTA and the TPP helped protect U.S. exports.
[caption id="attachment_45785" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cage-free chickens forage at an
Key ingredients of opposition to free trade? Prejudice and nationalism
[caption id="attachment_45498" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters against the TPP display signs
Yes, the TPP agreement is over 5,000 pages long. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
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How the European Union built stronger economies and better governments (even if Britain wants to leave)
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No, Britain won’t get a better deal now. Here’s why Brexit will be very costly for both the U.K. and the E.U.
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A lot of people want to restrict free trade. But that would have serious trade-offs.
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This is what Trump and Sanders get wrong about free trade
[caption id="attachment_40569" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters in Tokyo rally against the
A Dutch court said Russia doesn’t have to pay Yukos’s investors. Will Russia have to pay anyway?
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Donald Trump’s foreign policy views are actually pretty mainstream
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Here’s how falling oil prices could make the world more peaceful and cooperative
[caption id="attachment_20002" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Oil pumps work at sunset in
Will foreign policy be a major issue in the 2016 election? Here’s what we know.
At the last two Republican debates, the looming center-stage presence
TransCanada is suing the U.S. over Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. The U.S. might lose.
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Investors have controversial new rights to sue countries. Here’s why this matters for the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_32783" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters stand in the street to
The TPP has a provision many will love to hate: ISDS. What is it, and why does it matter?
With the conclusion of negotiations in Atlanta on the Trans-Pacific
Do Americans think strategically when they think about trade?
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Puerto Rico can’t pay its debt, and the United States is partly to blame
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Puerto Rico can't pay its debt, and the United States is partly to blame
[caption id="attachment_27451" align="aligncenter" width="3300"] On July 4, a woman walks
People are freaking out about the Trans Pacific Partnership’s investor dispute settlement system. Why should you care?
[caption id="attachment_23129" align="alignnone" width="620"] Union members and community activists protest
People are freaking out about the Trans Pacific Partnership's investor dispute settlement system. Why should you care?
[caption id="attachment_23129" align="alignnone" width="620"] Union members and community activists protest
Is the public really learning to love globalization?
Responses from our May 2014 TRIP Snap Poll of international
The Majority Rules, and When It Doesn’t, It Rolls
We welcome this guest post from Andrew Guess, a Ph.D.
C is for coup?
This is a guest post by Matthew Green. He is
Obamanomics: A Counter-counterhistory
In a column entitled, "Obamanomics: A Counterhistory", David Leonhardt makes
Health Care Reform Counterfactuals
The new piece by Nyhan, McGhee, Masket, Greene, and me
Obama and Reagan
I saw this picture staring at me from the newsstand
2010: What happened?
A lot of people are asking, How could the voters
Seven Questions about the 2010 Election
Week before last I had a conversation with a Washington
What If the US Treated Mexico Like Europe Treated Spain?
bq. For Spain, the EU adopted full economic integration as
Public Opinion on Trade, or Why Mark Penn Had to Go
Mark Penn's departure from the Clinton campaign -- after a