Tag: Free trade
What is the WTO?
Stephen J. Silvia, American University School of International Service
President Donald Trump has made the World Trade Organization a frequent target.
Recently, he’s reportedly considering suspending...
Rules-based trade made the world rich. Trump’s policies may make it...
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
Nations sell goods and services to each other because this exchange is generally mutually beneficial.
It’s easy to understand...
G-7 summit: Trump could be using advanced game theory negotiating techniques...
Charles Hankla, Georgia State University
The latest G-7 summit, held June 8 to 9 in Quebec, is one of the most contentious in years.
Donald...
Why China can’t meet Trump’s $200 billion trade demand
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
President Donald Trump has demanded China cut its trade deficit with the U.S. by US$200 billion by 2020...
How China’s winemakers succeeded (without stealing)
Cynthia Howson, University of Washington and Pierre Ly, University of Puget Sound
Joint ventures between Western and Chinese companies are in the news over accusations...
Trump’s exports-good, imports-bad trade policy, debunked by an economist
Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University
President Donald Trump’s trade policy leaves international economists like me scratching our heads.
His apparent desire to start a...
What is a tariff? An economist explains
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
President Donald Trump recently slapped tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on foreign aluminum,...
‘Trade wars are good’? 3 past conflicts tell a very different...
Marc-William Palen, University of Exeter
President Donald Trump renewed fears of a global trade war after he vowed to slap steep tariffs on foreign aluminum...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
