“It Would Be Great to “Make China Pay” for COVID-19, But the Price Could Be High” By Doug Bandow, courtesy of the Cato Institute Many of us hoped that economic liberalization in China would encourage political reform. The country did change dramatically: Maoism was tossed into history’s trash bin, while personal autonomy and economic […]
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Big players will be sorry they let WTO lapse
“WTO at 25: What has It Ever Done for Us? Welfare Effects of the WTO” Courtesy of IFW Kiel January 1, 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the World Trade Organization. Whether it is looking forward to a rosy future is however uncertain. Their largest members, the US and China […]
Can Europe use trade to enforce Green Deal globally?
EU trade policy: Global enforcer for the European Green Deal By Johan Bjerkem, courtesy of EPC Stuck in a trade war between the US and China and in light of a dwindling World Trade Organization (WTO), the EU’s trade policy is in need of a new, positive and constructive agenda. The EU cannot afford […]
How should small countries navigate a “tripolar” world?
“The political dimension of a Swiss-US trade agreement” By Jennifer Anthamatten and Patrick Dümmler, courtesy of Avenir Suisse In the last two decades, global trade flows have shifted markedly, and the current geopolitical structure is in transition. The time in which there was an undisputed hegemon seems to be ending. Instead, a future […]