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Friend-Shoring: What Biden Wants to Achieve by Trading with Allies Rather than Rivals

Karen Jackson & Oleksandr Shepotylo | The Conversation | 03/20/2024

The tendency to move production and trade away from countries considered to be political rivals or national security risks and towards allies, so-called “friend-shoring”, is a hot topic among economists….

Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg | Project Syndicate | 03/19/2024

While political disputes over specific prov...

The Missing Dimension: Global Rules for Digital Trade

Deborah Elms | Tech for Good Institute | 03/14/2024

How many global rules exist to govern digital trade? It’...

NAFTA: 30 Years of Driving Free Trade Critics Crazy

Colin Grabow | Cato Institute | 03/13/2024

NAFTA is best understood as a lightning rod for criticism of global...

Realism, Idealism, and U.S. Trade Policy

Peter S. Rashish | American-German Institute | 03/13/2024

For nearly 100 years, U.S. trade policy has been judged by wher...

Nearshoring: A Strategic Tool for Resilient Electronics Supply Chains

Misha Govshteyn | Supply & Demand Chain Executive | 03/12/2024

As companies prioritize suppl...

The Sudden Death of Detroit in China

Michael Dunne | The Dunne Insights Newsletter | 03/12/2024

GM, Ford and Jeep Meet Their Maker All Too Soon The bodies are sti...

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