Tag: Trade
60 Articles
- Global Governance
PART II: Russo-Georgian Dystopia
Russian sanctions might not be that impressive, but they are extremely dangerous for Georgian unity. Russia has been destabilizing that unity since Georgia’s independence in…
July 24, 2019
- Global Governance
PART I: Russo-Georgian Dystopia
“Georgians have always had a grievance complex, because Turks or Persians have always suppressed them. The lack of independence, the inability to have one’s own state —…
July 22, 2019
- 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
- Dialogues
Amb. Sergio Silva do Amaral on Brazil’s Changing Global Role
GJIA: With the election of president Bolsonaro, who has received strong support from President Trump, how do you believe Brazil’s relationship with the United States will?…
February 4, 2019
- Conflict & Security
Tariff War to Turbot War: How a United States-China Trade Conflict Could Spiral Out of Control
As with most international disputes, a wide range of possible scenarios exists, some of which have already been set in motion. The Trump administration’s plan is to use tariffs…
October 20, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part III: Bad Consequences
This summer, the Trump administration’s tariff war penalized billion worth of goods traded between the US and China. The next stage of White House escalation will impact up to…
September 13, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part II: Bad Policies
Despite taking many by surprise, Donald Trump’s 2016 triumph was due in part to the way his message “America First” resonated with the electorate. Trump did not create the…
August 31, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part I: Bad Timing
In less than two years, the Trump administration has undermined more than seven decades of U.S. free trade legacies. That is both a reflection of and a catalyst for the further…
August 20, 2018
- Business & Economics
Are Global Trade Imbalances a Mistake?
John Maynard Keynes famously noted that “practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct…
May 29, 2018