Tag: Trade

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Business & Economics

Germany, China, and the End of the Post-Wall World

Germany and China in the Post-Wall World For a quarter century following the fall of the Berlin Wall, mainstream sentiment in the newly united Germany believed the country had…

September 3, 2025

Conflict & Security

The Dangerous Narrative of the “War on Cartels”

Building a New Wall In 2016, the U.S.-Mexico border became a matter of foremost national interest. Former president Donald Trump ran his 2016 campaign around the purported need…

November 23, 2024

Conflict & Security

Opportunities and Challenges of AUKUS

What is AUKUS? AUKUS was announced in September 2021 to support the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The significance of this decision, with…

February 7, 2024

Dialogues

US-China Business Council President Craig Allen on the Economic Implications of the Chinese Spy Balloon Incident

GJIA: The past few weeks in regard to US-China relations have been particularly volatile, especially in the aftermath of the surveillance balloon intelligence incident. In your…

May 10, 2023

Business & Economics

The Economic Prospects of the Transnistrian Peace Settlement after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Introduction After Vladimir Putin launched what he depicted as “the special military operation” in Ukraine in February of 2022, many analysts predicted that the…

April 4, 2023

Conflict & Security

China’s Economic Security Challenge: Difficulties Overcoming the Malacca Dilemma

The Malacca Dilemma is the possibility that the U.S. or Indian navies would blockade or substantially interdict China’s Indian Ocean sea lines of communication (SLOC) beyond…

March 22, 2023

Business & Economics

Policies and Politics: Effects on US-China Soybean Trade

US-China trade tensions, respective policy responses, geopolitics, and climate shocks will continue to reshape the global food system. As the largest and most concentrated…

October 26, 2022

Business & Economics

E-Commerce, Digital Identity, and Inclusive Digital Economy in Southeast Asia

The growth of the digital economy in Southeast Asia has increased at an unprecedented rate in the past decade. A Google and Temasek report in 2018 forecasted that the size of the…

July 20, 2022

Society & Culture

Sanctions and Freeports: Where to Look for Russia’s Hidden Wealth

In response to Russia’s unprovoked war on Ukraine, Europe and the United States have been determined to punish perpetrators with economic sanctions—but finding the resources…

May 16, 2022

Business & Economics

Arctic Seaways in the Age of Climate Change

Ever since international forums began to discuss the impact of climate change on Arctic sea ice at the turn of the millennium, many believed that diminishing sea ice would result…

April 18, 2022