Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements

194 Articles

Business & Economics

The Canada-China FTA in Peril Part II: Arrested Progress

China and Canada have strong economic and cultural ties. China is Canada’s second largest trading partner after the United States, and is an essential economic partner for the-…

March 12, 2019

Business & Economics

The Canada-China FTA in Peril Part I: The USMCA “Non-Market Country” Provision

There is no official definition of a non-market economy in international trade agreements, and in the abstract the category is probably more of a continuum than a binary label.…

February 28, 2019

Conflict & Security

American Alliances and the Long Peace

Clarifying the Status Quo Coalition Alliances are like contracts that clarify who will side with whom in the event of war. Failing to honor an alliance can sully a state’s…

February 23, 2019

Dialogues

Douglas Alexander on the Future of the United Kingdom

GJIA: Upon news of the Brady Amendment passing, Ian Blackford (leader of the SNP in Westminster) accused the government of ripping up the Good Friday Agreement. What do you think…

February 14, 2019

Dialogues

Amb. John Heffern Discusses Brexit’s Impact on Transatlantic Relations

GJIA: One of your main points today was that the United States needs a strong European Union as a partner. In your opinion, will Britain make the EU less strong? JH: Yes, it. …

February 12, 2019

Conflict & Security

U.S. Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic Alliances: A Comparison

Similarities To date, East Asian and European allies have enjoyed relative safety under the patronage of the United States. Through formal alliance agreements, the United States…

January 6, 2019

Dialogues

Leonel Fernández on the Climate, the Economy, and the Future of DR Foreign Relations

GJIA: The Dominican Republic (DR) is one of many countries experiencing the negative impacts of climate change, including severe flooding. What steps is the DR taking to mitigate…

December 4, 2018

Dialogues

Denis McDonough on the Future of Migration

GJIA: What do you see as the biggest changes to human migration and refugee patterns in the past couple of decades? DM: I would highlight three changes. One is increased…

November 30, 2018

Dialogues

Ned Price on the Future of U.S. National Security

GJIA: What changes in the organizational structure or mission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) did you experience during your time there? NP: I joined the agency in the…

November 20, 2018

Conflict & Security

A Rules-Based Order to Keep the Internet Open and Secure

When J.P. Barlow presented his 1996 “Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace” in Davos, cyberspace was idealized as a separate universe, detached from the ‘real’ world,…

October 30, 2018