Politics & Diplomacy

At the G20, a battle to reaffirm the value of a multilateral system

By Paula Garcia Tufro

As we look at key issues on the G20 agenda, trade, climate change, migration, sustainable development, and pandemics remain transnational issues that require global solutions.

UN migration agreement leads to splits in the European Union

By Miranda L. Prosdotti

In reality, since the height of the migrant crisis European leaders have cut unauthorized migration by 90 percent, and UNHCR data shows that the number of arriving migrants is back to its pre-crisis level.

TRADE IN ACTION November 30, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

Don’t be fooled, parliament is still in control in Britain

By John Roberts

But despite all this activity there is a real paradox. There is no indication that there is a natural majority in Parliament for any prospective future relationship between Britain and the European Union.

Trump, Trudeau, and Peña Nieto sign new trade agreement: Here’s what you need to know about the USMCA

By Patricia Thomas

lthough many provisions remained the same there are several key changes and new provisions that distinguish the USMCA from NAFTA.

Will there be trade breakthroughs in Argentina? what to watch at the G20

By David A. Wemer

The jam-packed weekend comes as the Trump administration continues to push for new trade agreements with allies such as the European Union, Japan, and the United Kingdom, as well as potentially de-escalating current trade tensions with China.

The G20 summit explained

By Alina Alimova and Nicholas Goggin

The Group of Twenty (G20) is a global forum comprised of twenty of the world’s largest economies, focused on addressing global economic challenges.

Trump cancels meeting with Putin

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“I have strong doubts that the Ukraine crisis was the real reason given the timing of the president's announcement, which came only hours after news broke about his business dealings with the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential campaign," said Michael Carpenter, Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow at the Eurasia Center.

Trump-Xi meeting at the G20: An opportunity to calm a trade war

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The worst case is if Trump insists on more tariffs. The US trade deficit is higher than ever and the reason is the dollar is stronger than it has been in a long time. That is one of the fundamentals determining trade deficits. Trump thinks it is all bad trade deals.