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On the march: Chinese soldiers on an island in the South China Sea, January 2016

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China and the World

Washington should learn from its embarrassing and futile attempt to block the AIIB: The best way to bolster international order and adapt to China’s increasing activism is to mount a stronger offense, not play perpetual defense.

Evan A. Feigenbaum

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Trade Jan 16, 2019 Snapshot

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Globalization 4.0

The world today needs a new framework for global cooperation in order to preserve peace and accelerate progress. After the cataclysm of World War II, leaders designed...

Klaus Schwab

Economics January/February 2019 Essay

The Free-Trade Paradox

Economists may have to accept that convincing most people of the value of free trade is a losing fight.

Alan S. Blinder

The spoils of trade: imported frozen seafood in Vernon, California, September 2018.

Economics January/February 2019 Review Essay

Snake-Oil Economics

Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer's over-the-top enthusiasm for U.S. President Donald Trump's sketchy economic agenda in their new book Trumponomics is not...

N. Gregory Mankiw

Trade Nov 27, 2018 Snapshot

There Is No Grand Bargain With China

Any agreement between Trump and Xi in Buenos Aires will have no long-lasting effect on the slide toward a high-stakes geopolitical competition between the United...

Ely Ratner

U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, November 2017.

Globalization Nov 9, 2018 Snapshot

The Bogus Backlash to Globalization

Instead of apologizing for themselves, it is time for internationalists to take the fight to an aging minority of nativists and wall builders.

Charles Kenny

Trump supporters at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, November 2018.

Trade Nov 6, 2018 Snapshot

Trade Under Trump

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the United States was being taken advantage of by its trading partners. Bad trade deals, he...

Douglas A. Irwin

Trump announces the United States Mexico Canada Agreement at the White House, October 2018.

Trade Sep 10, 2018 Snapshot

How China’s Middle Class Views the Trade War

Although the Chinese middle class has faulted Xi’s leadership for U.S. Chinese trade tensions, a severe escalation in the trade war could result in a sudden shift of...

Cheng Li

People walk after the rain along the Bund near the Huangpu River in Shanghai, August 2011.

Economics Sep 7, 2018 Snapshot

Is Automation Really to Blame for Lost Manufacturing Jobs?

What the Conventional Wisdom Gets Wrong

Susan N. Houseman

Trump speaks at a factory in Blue Ash, Ohio, February 2018.

Trade Aug 6, 2018 Snapshot

The Security Risks of a Trade War With China

For all the Trump administration’s frustrations with managing interdependence with China, the security consequences of decoupling could mean even bigger headaches.

Ali Wyne

The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald is shown on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Pacific Ocean, August 2013.

Trade Aug 2, 2018 Snapshot

Protecting America's Technology Industry From China

Washington needs a grand strategy to protect U.S. high-tech companies from China.

Scott Kennedy

Workers at a Foxconn factory in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, August 2012.

Trade Jun 26, 2018 Snapshot

A Trade Policy for All

The United States needs a new approach to trade policy, one that does more than seek to maximize overall economic growth, particularly when the benefits go...

Timothy Meyer and Ganesh Sitaraman

Trade Jun 25, 2018 Snapshot

Trump's Trade War Escalates

Examining what happened the last time the United States tried to bully China on trade can shed light on the likely outcome this time around.

Allison Carnegie

A container ship leaves the port of Algeciras, Spain, May 2018.

Trade May 7, 2018 Snapshot

Trump's Trade Rhetoric Is Already Hurting America

Trump is raising uncertainty and degrading America's international authority on economic policy.

Matthew J. Slaughter

Trump announces tariffs on steel and aluminum imports at the White House, March 2018.

Economic Development May/June 2018 Essay

Globalization Is Not in Retreat

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

Susan Lund and Laura Tyson

Printed-out kicks: a sneaker produced by a 3-D printer, Germany, March 2018.

Trade Mar 22, 2018 Snapshot

A Better Way to Challenge China on Trade

A healthy combination of strong political will in Washington and American leadership abroad can parry China’s unfair advantages without doing significant collateral...

Matthew P. Goodman and Ely Ratner

U.S. President Donald Trump, surrounded by business leaders and administration officials, prepares to sign a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 2018.

Trade Mar 5, 2018 Snapshot

A Trade War on the Poor

Last week, President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would be slapping steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum set off fears of a global trade war. But in...

Amrita Narlikar

From the Archives Nov 14, 2017 Snapshot

The Myth About NAFTA and Jobs

A government that is focused solely on today’s jobs potentially puts tomorrow’s at risk.

Frank Lavin

Trade Nov 7, 2017 Snapshot

What China Wants From Trump

On his Asia tour, Trump seeks significant changes on trade and North Korea from China, but Beijing wants to protect its advantageous status quo.

Mira Rapp-Hooper

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a dinner at the start of their summit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2017.

Economic Development Oct 24, 2017 Letter From

China’s $62 Billion Bet on Pakistan

Will CPEC help Pakistan to overcome deficits in its electric supply and revive its struggling domestic industries?

Arif Rafiq

Trade Oct 10, 2017 Snapshot

Trump's Trade War Begins

Now Trump’s trade barriers are limiting market access enjoyed by America’s few remaining export-oriented industries.

Jeffrey Kucik

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, October 2017.

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