Drew Johnson, Senior Fellow, National Center for Public Policy Research Last week, President Trump hosted Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, at the White House. The two leaders discussed Middle East security and peacekeeping efforts, and celebrated a Qatar Airways agreement to purchase five American-made Boeing 777 cargo planes. […]
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The EU-Mercosur Trade Deal and the Lunacy of Protectionism
By Federico N. Fernández, President of Fundación Internacional Bases, Senior Fellow with the Austrian Economics Center and TES Contributor The European Union (EU) and Mercosur signed a historical trade deal last Friday. The adjective historical is sometimes misused. However, in this case it is most pertinent. Indeed, the agreement […]
WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Janus breaks power of govt. unions & more
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor As Congress lurches towards their summer recess and Americans look forward to celebrating our freedom on the 4th of July, the Democrat Presidential Candidates gathered in Florida to compete in debate contests of bad ideas and foolish behavior. Meanwhile, free market conservatives continue to work on legislation, […]
Africa Trade Pact Is Great News for U.S., Too
As the rest of the world is gripped by tariffs and trade wars, Africa has quietly taken a leadership position in free trade with the adoption of a continental free trade agreement – by 52 countries, no less – that promises to boost commerce and productivity across the world’s poorest region. It’s also good news […]
Gulf countries gave flagship airlines $48B in subsidies
Illinois Senator Everett Dirkson is famously supposed to have remarked: “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” In the case of state subsidies to three of the world’s most well-known airlines, however, the saying might have to be paraphrased: “Ten billion here, ten billion there…” According to […]
Africa setting pace with free trade pact
As with Africa’s widespread early adoption of mobile digital banking, so with free trade agreements, it would appear. Long a laggard in global deals and regional governance, the vast, diverse continent is now setting the pace with a pioneering free-trade pact amongst scores of African states, notes Alexander Hammond in The National Interest. […]