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.
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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.
Intelligent trade policies can help limit the threats, including food security, that come with an uneven distribution of water resources across the globe.
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Professor of Global Development Policy; Director, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University
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