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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2018

Trump in a China Shop

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Attention Walmart shoppers: Those cheap electronics and apparel with “Made in China” tags on them will soon cost more. US President Donald J. Trump on March 22 slapped $60 billion in tariffs on China, retaliating against its theft of technology and trade secrets. The tariffs come at a particularly delicate time as the Trump administration […]

China Economy & Business

EconoGraphics

Mar 20, 2018

Venezuela’s Cryptocurrency: Should OFAC Be Petrofied?

By Ole Moehr, Zachary Coles, and Alexatrini Tsiknia

Venezuela's Cryptocurrency: Should OFAC be Petrofied? The short answer is no.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Report

Mar 19, 2018

Kremlin aggression in Ukraine: the price tag

By Anders Åslund

“Since the annexation, Russia has carried out extensive confiscation of public and private property, which it has referred to as ‘nationalization’ under Russian Federation legislation,” writes Dr. Anders Åslund, in Kremlin Aggression in Ukraine: The Price Tag, a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. If Kyiv loses the occupied Crimea and Donbas forever, […]

Conflict Defense Policy

Trade in Action

Mar 19, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION March 16, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

HEADLINESMarch madness seems to transcend from sports to trade these days… On the US side: As the US President releases more details on the upcoming tariffs, there has also been considerable concern surrounding the national security justification behind the tariff package, as it might be creating precedent for other countries to do the same. President Trump also […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Event Recap

Mar 18, 2018

The Future of the EU-US-UK Trade Triangle

By Global Business & Economics Program

On Thursday, March 15, 2018, the Atlantic Council's Global Business and Economics program hosted a lunch discussion on the EU-UK-US Trade Triangle future with Liam Fox, the UK Secretary of State for International Trade. The private event was part of the Eurogrowth initiative.

Economy & Business European Union

Trade in Action

Mar 16, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION March 9, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

HEADLINESGlobal: The 11 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (Formerly TPP but now without the United States) signed the new trade agreement in Chile yesterday. 

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Event Recap

Mar 9, 2018

Sanctions in the Trump Era – One Year In

By Global Business & Economics Program

On Friday, March 9, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program, in cooperation with Georgetown University’s Institute of International Economic Law hosted a conference on Sanctions in the Trump Era – One Year In. The event was hosted in the context of the Global Business & Economics Program’s Economic Sanctions Initiative and focused on best practices of using sanctions as a foreign policy tool.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 9, 2018

Manning Quoted in OZY on Trump’s Trade Adviser Peter Navarro

By Robert A. Manning

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Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Mar 8, 2018

Sudan: Soft power, cultural engagement, and national security

By Tim Carney and Mary Carlin Yates

The third paper in the new Atlantic Council Sudan Task Force series, “Sudan: Soft Power, Cultural Engagement, and National Security” examines the importance of people-to-people engagement and its relevance to broader US strategic aims in Sudan. More than two decades of isolation have succeeded in funneling Sudan’s best and brightest to seek higher education and […]

Africa Democratic Transitions

Issue Brief

Mar 8, 2018

Sudan: Prospects for economic re-engagement

By Jeffrey Herbst

The second paper in the new Atlantic Council Sudan Task Force series, “Sudan: Prospects for Economic Re-engagement” examines the possibility of a new era of US economic cooperation with Sudan, including an opportunity for the United States to push for desperately needed economic reforms as part of wider US bilateral engagements efforts. Authored by Dr. […]

Africa East Africa

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