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The US and Mexico announced a bilateral trade deal that pointedly excludes Canada. A economic law expert explains what it means.
The United States is blocking new judges to the body that interprets and enforces global trade rules. Australia should start preparing for the end of the World Trade Organisation system.
The Trump administration's promise of $12 billion in aid to offset losses from retaliatory tariffs will not make up for the long-term consequences of a prolonged trade war.
An imminent court ruling by the European Union will decide the future of the economic partnership between Canada and the EU. It has broader implications for multilateralism in international trade.
With international trade facing its greatest threat in decades, this club of China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and India will have much to say about it.
Canada recently slapped a tariff on US exports of the tomato-based condiment, and the EU plans to do the same, perhaps on the notion that it's distinctly American. In fact, ketchup’s origins are global, as are its fans.
The president launched a trade war largely on the premise of a massive trade deficit with China. A closer look at the iPhone shows why he's wrong.
The motorcycle maker angered Trump after it said it plans to move some production overseas to avoid EU tariffs – just a few months after the president praised the company for being a 'true American icon.'
Trump has often talked about leaving the World Trade Organization. An economist explains what it is and what would happen if the president had his way.
International trade policy requires three traits to be successful and lead to mutual prosperity. Trump's is missing all three, as he showed at the G-7 summit.
A political scientist and economist explores the causes and consequences of Trump's scattershot trade policy.
The Trump administration wants China to cut its trade deficit with the US by more than half. An economist explains why that's not going to happen.
Politicians and economists call for emissions cuts while also embracing free trade – they can't have it both ways.
The administration embraces mercantilism, an ideology with few adherents.
Chinese exports to the US grew rapidly during the quarter, but it could be a very different picture next time around.
Trump, who withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership when he became president, briefly appeared to consider joining the trade accord again.
As the US celebrates Wine Day, China's young winemakers are a reminder of the power and value of cameraderie and cooperation in this age-old industry.
Bill Shorten has proposed tripling penalties for dumping cheap overseas products like steel into the Australian market. But this proposal suggests a failure to understand dumping and its regulation.
To really show its pro-trade colours, Australia's government should stop flirting with Trump's new anti-trade wave.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University
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J.W. Nevile Fellow in Economics and host of The Airport Economist, UNSW
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Acting Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Research Director, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
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Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
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