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Apr 6, 2018

Kasperek Quoted in France 24 on Trump’s Criticism of the World Trade Organization

By Marie Kasperek

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Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Apr 5, 2018

Shrinking the Pie: The US-China Tariff War Could Get a Whole Lot Worse

By Marie Kasperek

You think that China’s decision to impose tariffs on $3 billion worth of US exports in response to US tariffs is bad? Things are about to get a whole lot worse—potentially. If US President Donald J. Trump’s administration imposes additional tariffs on Chinese products worth about $50 billion—as it has pledged to do—China is poised […]

China Economy & Business

AfricaSource

Apr 3, 2018

Who are the winners and losers of Africa’s new free trade agreement?

By Abdoul Salam Bello and Jonathan Gass

Last month, the leaders of forty-four African nations signed a framework agreement to form a continental free-trade zone that will encompass a billion people and up to $3 trillion of cumulative GDP. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would be the largest free trade agreement since the founding of the World Trade Organization over […]

Africa East Africa

New Atlanticist

Apr 2, 2018

Pork with a Side of Tariffs

By Ashish Kumar Sen

China’s decision to impose tariffs on about $3 billion worth of US imports sent stocks tumbling on April 2 and fueled fears that a trade war—or at the very least a trade skirmish—is imminent. The Chinese tariffs, which went into effect on April 2, target 128 US products, including pork, fruit and nuts, and steel […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 2, 2018

Metzl in The Hill: Trade Policy Must Look More to the 21st Century, Less to the 19th

By Jamie Metzl

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Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 2, 2018

Oosterveld Quoted in Think Progress on the Trade War Between China and the U.S.

By Bart Oosterveld

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Trade in Action

Mar 31, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION March 31, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

On the EU side: The EU launched a safeguard investigation  into steel products to prevent trade diversion into the EU.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Event Recap

Mar 26, 2018

Turkey’s growing presence in Africa, and opportunities and challenges to watch in 2018

By Pınar Dost

A high-level Turkish government and business delegation headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently returned from Africa after visiting Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal and Mali. This trip is the continuation of a series of visits and initiatives undertaken by Turkey as part of its official policy of “Opening to Africa” which began in 2005. As Turkey’s […]

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 26, 2018

Kasperek in Market Watch: Who Gets Hurt in a Trade War? Mostly Not China

By Marie Kasperek

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Economy & Business

Trade in Action

Mar 23, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION March 22, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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