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Fighting Global Protection: Why the Economist is Mistaken

Michael Pettis | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 01/18/2023

Policies are not “protectionist” because they violate WTO trade rules. They are protectionist if they distort global trade by generating beggar-thy-neighbor trade surpluses. Because large, persistent trade imbalances would be…

Chinese Car Makers are Becoming Shipping Companies

Mary Hui | Quartz | 01/04/2023

Electric car giant BYD has ordered its own auto transport ships—and may become a...

Trade Data Monitor’s Top 10 Trade Trends Going Into 2023

John W. Miller | Trade Data Monitor | 01/03/2023

The world was rocked in 2022 by Russia’s invasion of U...

2023 Will Be a Defining Year for Brexit and Trade

David Henig | European Centre for International Political Economy | 12/31/2022

Notwithstanding endless discussio...

Beware the Misleading Narrative on Globalization’s Retreat

Simon Evenett | Institute for Management Development | 12/30/2022

Part of the fallout from today’s p...

Revisiting International Trade’s Role in Domestic Development

Nirvaan Pandit, Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan | Business Standard | 12/19/2022

Unlocking ...

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