Globalization

Globalization has not given way to deglobalization; it has simply entered a different phase.

Tax havens enjoy the protection of powerful forces; cracking down on them will be difficult. It can only be done by mobilizing public anger to break up systems...

China needs to solve a governance deficit problem plaguing One Belt, One Road both at home and along the OBOR route.

The idea that globalism is fundamentally at odds with national sovereignty is false.

The globalized economy is under assault. Governments must reform it to preserve an open, multilateral order.

Just as nations have negotiated agreements establishing the terms of global trade in goods and services, they now need to confront digital protectionism by setting...

China is not going to overtake the United States in this century. It may, however, overtake Europe.

The case of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act reveals how globalization will sap the power of Trump’s plan to cut regulations on U...

Populists are promising a return to the economic boom years but global trends mean slow growth is here to stay. Governments and populations must face reality and...

In his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Chinese President Xi Jinping set out to establish himself as the standard-bearer for globalization. But, as has...

In the new era ushered in by Trump’s victory, the Chinese have the most to gain—or to lose.

The international political world will remain divided between liberals and statists for the foreseeable future, but both sets of countries will depend on a liberal...

The global revolt against elites is not just driven by revulsion and loss and racism. It’s also driven by the global economy itself. The era of neoliberalism is...

The Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election suggest that the world may be entering a period of deglobalization. History suggests that is worth worrying about: when...

The August bankruptcy of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping, the world’s seventh-largest container carrier, and the announcement, in September, of the restructuring of A...

TTIP's prospects—and those of trade negotiations more generally—seem grim. The era of the big trade deal is certainly in hibernation: the question now is whether it...

Attacks on U.S. trade policy have grown so intense during the presidential campaign that they threaten the future of U.S. global economic leadership. The U.S....

The world as a whole is better off than ever before, and yet inequality within countries is getting worse.

Public anger about corporate tax loopholes is on the rise worldwide. Tax authorities and politicians are looking for ways to squeeze more out of multinational...