Tag: Imports
Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – a look at...
Michael Tlusty, UMass Boston; Alice Catherine Hughes, University of Hong Kong, and Andrew Rhyne, Roger Williams University
When people...
Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking...
Bashar Malkawi, University of Arizona
After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing,...
Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year.
While people often light off fireworks...
A brief guide to how the China-US trade war will affect...
Charles Hankla, Georgia State University
With more tariffs on Chinese imports set to take effect this month, holiday shoppers in the U.S. face a dilemma:...
US sanctions on Venezuelan oil could cut the output of refineries...
Eric Smith, Tulane University
U.S. sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company, along with some government officials and executives, are intended to put pressure...
Trump’s tariffs don’t apply to American flag imports from China –...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
On Veterans Day, many Americans drape the Stars and Stripes around their neighborhoods, businesses promote U.S. flags alongside their holiday...
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia give Trump all the leverage he...
Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University
Among Donald Trump’s many unusual characteristics as president is his frankness.
Last week, after the disappearance and apparent torture...
Why trade wars can be perilous: 5 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Depending on whom you ask, the odds of the United States winning its trade war with...
EXPLORING NATURE
Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves...
Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound...
