The leading Republican candidate may seem out of step with his party’s platform when he lambasts free trade, but in fact the GOP has promoted protectionism for most of its history.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Trade
Displaying 501 - 520 of 597 articles
Countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership signed the deal earlier this month, but changes can still be made to improve the mechanism that allows investors to sue states.
It’s easy to dismiss Africa as a place that is, at best, a provider of commodities, land and labour. A closer look shows that the continent is innovative and offers a lot more opportunities.
Australia looks set to continue to confront its core foreign policy dilemma: balancing relations between its largest trading partner, China, and its key security partners, the US and Japan.
How to hit rogue countries where it really hurts – in the wallet.
Will Joe Hockey, a 19-year veteran of the Australian Parliament, be able to navigate an increasingly dysfunctional Washington as ambassador to the United States?
With US$60 billion in new deals announced, Beijing might look like it has the continent wrapped up.
While the TPP has come under attack for its environmental credentials, this controversial new trade deal offers hope in the fight against overfishing.
How India’s prime minister secured a rehabilitation from a legacy of post-colonial violence.
TPP negotiations have been covered in secrecy, and now as details have been released it only shows a wider democratic deficiency.
Some say the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership was designed specifically to exclude or even encircle China. So do its leaders mind being on the outs?
Japan’s decision to lower or eliminate tariffs on rice, pork and beef may end up giving the prime minister a headache as he tries to get the trade accord through Parliament.
The signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership belies the fact that the US’s share of trade in the region has been declining for some time.
Why are African baobab trees found in India? Genetic research is starting to shed light on the answer.
The US may be closer than people think to a deal over geographical indications, laws that protect products based on their location such as Champagne, Darjeeling tea and prosciutto di Parma.
Trade policy is usually the eye-glazing preserve of policy wonks and public officials. Suddenly, however, it’s the epicentre of a debate that tells us much about the difficulties facing political parties…
There’s an ever-increasing demand for more shipping routes and it’s taking its toll on the planet.
China’s interventions to cheapen its currency relative to others will hurt US imports in the short term, but the country’s surging “mainstream” will easily offset the impact.
Disputes over intellectual property and car parts are emerging as last-minute hurdles as negotiators race to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership ahead of elections.
Japanese negotiators in Maui appear to be bending to American pressure to accept more US rice imports. The flood of grain, local farmers say, will end their way of life.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
-
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
-
Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
-
Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
-
Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
-
Senior Lecturer in EU and International Economic Law, Queen's University Belfast
-
Reader in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
-
Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
-
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Bath
-
Lecturer in History, University of Exeter
-
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona
-
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Aston University
-
Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
-
Associate Professor, Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
