The early timing of Biden’s move, changing supply chains and national security fears suggest the tariffs might work this time, at least for a while.
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The policy will see Australia join the great ‘geoeconomic game’ reshaping international supply chains. But it won’t be without new risks for doing business.
In a world where economic sanctions make trade in US dollars almost impossible, gold has offered a way to evade these restrictions.
Indonesian government’s interventions in regulating prices and supplies for palm oil and its derivative products were short-lived and have instead created confusion.
From the tax we pay to the wine we drink, many policies in Britain today have their roots in imperialism.
A survey of 800 foreign policy experts identified four international issues where Republicans and Democrats may actually cooperate to get something done – and one area of severe disagreement.
President Trump has unilaterally raised tariffs and sparked trade wars, all without consulting Congress. A century ago, the roles were reversed.
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.
Even if Asia buys most of the natural gas the U.S. will be exporting soon, America’s growing role in that market could wind up reducing Russia’s political influence in Europe.
So far, he has not given any hints that his team is hatching a parallel set of economic policies that will benefit all Americans, let alone the world economy.
This speed read explores why it’s hard to stop manufacturers in specific countries from dodging trade barriers by pretending that their goods come from somewhere else.
The administration embraces mercantilism, an ideology with few adherents.
The president’s tariffs on steel and China mirror the misguided trade policies that helped precipitate the Great Depression.
The Trump administration can boost domestic solar panel manufacturing without slapping duties on all imports.
The latest salvo of insults and threats between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim brought the region a little bit closer to war. China, North Korea’s closest trading partner, may be the only way out.
A trade spat could jack up the cost of going solar, killing jobs and obstructing efforts to do something about climate change.
The most viable nonmilitary solution to the standoff with North Korea is to get China to apply pressure. But that’s not so easy.
Climate change will have a big impact on the global economy, for better or worse. We explore four issues that bring climate and trade negotiations head to head.
Investors have given Donald Trump the thumbs up, so far, but trader sentiment can’t be guaranteed.
Trade under Trump will mean more bilateral agreements, hard bargaining and ultimatums, a sharp departure from Obama’s multilateral, win-win approach.
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy, University of California, Berkeley
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Global Development Policy and Director, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University
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Senior Associate, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies; Adjunct Professor, New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute. , Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University
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Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Director of Programmes, Anglia Ruskin University
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Nonresident Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
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Research Trainee, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
