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Protectionism Is Back on the US Policy Agenda

By Agnieszka Gehringer, March 6, 2018 in EconoMatters, Global Pairings

Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum poses the danger of a costly tit-for-tat whereby U.S. trade protection will be countered by others.

NAFTA and WTO: Terminator Trump?

By Jean-Francois Boittin, October 26, 2017 in Future of Globalization, Rethinking America

U.S. trade policy under Trump does not reflect a self-confident global power, but a giant caught in a dwarf’s mind.

The Collapse of the Global Trading System

By Jean-Pierre Lehmann, May 18, 2016 in EconoMatters

The notion that trade per se fosters peace and prosperity is fanciful.

The Global Trade Impasse: The Chinese Leadership Conundrum

By Jean-Pierre Lehmann, July 7, 2014 in EconoMatters

China’s time to lead the WTO has come.

TTIP’s Effects on the Global Economy

By Valbona Zeneli, February 20, 2014 in EconoMatters

In uncertain economic times, TTIP means stronger ties within the West — and with the rest.

U.S.-Brazil: The Battle Over Cotton Subsidies

By Mark S. Langevin, February 6, 2014 in Global Pairings

Can Brazil retaliate and still win the match?

What’s Next for the WTO?

By Lori Wallach and Ben Beachy, December 16, 2013 in Reforming Global Finance

To reform the WTO, the director-general can take a cue from his home nation, Brazil.

Small Business and the WTO

By Edward Gresser, December 16, 2013 in EconoMatters

Why small businesses are likely to benefit from the WTO’s new agreement.

Time for a New Global Trade Deal

By John Mathews, December 4, 2013 in Globalist Perspective

The next big international trade deals should focus on green growth.

The U.S. Abandons the World’s Poor at the WTO

By Kevin P. Gallagher, December 2, 2013 in Reforming Global Finance

Does allowing India and other poor countries to help farmers and consumers really distort global markets?