Russia and Ukraine are key exporters of food and energy. Will global prices spike?
Here’s what the research tells us
People have long predicted the collapse of the Washington Consensus. It keeps reappearing under new guises.
30 years later, global financial institutions still condition loans on policies like 'structural reforms’
A Saudi fund opted not to buy Newcastle United. How do sovereign wealth funds affect politics back home?
Diversifying beyond oil can help authoritarian regimes stay in power
Is Trump right when he tweets that tariffs bring in government revenue? Here are 5 things you need to know.
Tariffs haven’t been a major source of U.S. revenue in 100 years. Here’s why.
Here’s why Kim Jong Un put sanctions first — and why North Korea is not Vietnam
Trump wants North Korea to follow Vietnam’s development path.
The 5 surprising things about the new USMCA trade agreement
There’s a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after more than a
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
Does Trump want a trade war? What you need to know about Smoot-Hawley tariffs and the 1930s.
“Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” according to
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
Trump has announced massive aluminum and steel tariffs. Here are 5 things you need to know.
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China’s latest trade maneuver is worrying. Here’s the story.
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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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President Trump’s solar and washer tariffs may have now opened the floodgates of protectionism
Editor’s note: We asked Chad Bown to update his post
Trump is a new kind of protectionist — he operates in stealth mode
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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
Why the research into climate change in Africa is biased, and why it matters
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Is the WTO one of Trump’s ‘big quagmire deals’? Here’s what’s at stake.
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Trump says China is not a market economy. That’s a big deal.
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Duty-free Beats headphones? Yes, plurilateral trade agreements have something for everyone.
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The sky fell on the U.S. poultry industry last year. But NAFTA and the TPP helped protect U.S. exports.
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The U.S. filed a WTO dispute to save jobs — by increasing imports from China. Here’s why.
In the latest salvo against free trade, Donald Trump argued
A quick Brexit or a delayed departure? Here’s where it gets tricky for businesses.
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What you need to know about the cyberspying deal with China
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Where and why food prices lead to social upheaval
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Falling oil prices, more peace?
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How ‘rogue’ is China’s aid?
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How 'rogue' is China’s aid?
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Lessons from 25 years of post-communism: the importance of reform, democracy, and geography
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Tunisia's golden age of crony capitalism
This article is based on the World Bank Working Paper
Tunisia’s golden age of crony capitalism
This article is based on the World Bank Working Paper
Alexis Tsipras Thinks He’s Playing Nuclear Chess
The key bit begins a little after 5:00. bq. "I
Brinkmanship and the Euro: Still a Bad Idea
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Not Just a German Problem: Lessons from the EMU Sovereign Debt Crisis for Global Adjustment
_The German question never dies. Instead, like a flu virus,