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Biden’s Indo-Pacific Trade Play

One year after the Joe Biden administration unveiled its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the agreement still doesn’t look like a traditional trade deal and could end up falling short of its ambitions.

Article by Inu Manak Nov 8, 2023

Mathias Döpfner on Global Trade

In this CFR event, Mathias Döpfner examines trade, political polarization, the role of media in foreign policy.

Event with Mathias Döpfner Sep 18, 2023

A Turning Point for Global Trade

As the United States and other countries invest in industrial policy, Why It Matters takes a look at the changing landscape of global trade.

Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Asher Ross, Markus Zakaria, Molly McAnany, Jennifer Hillman, Inu Manak, and Edward Alden Nov 8, 2023

Latin America

Latin America’s Big Opportunity

Over the last three decades, economic growth in Central Europe, East and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa has outpaced growth in Latin America, where most economies have actually become less sophisticated and diversified. But now, current global trends are creating an opportunity for a long-delayed takeoff.

Article by Shannon K. O'Neil June 12, 2024 Latin America Studies Program
RealEcon

Why Progressives Should Embrace Trade and Globalization

Progressive values shaped the postwar international economic system that has procured the benefits of globalization and trade. Will U.S. policymakers remember?

Article by Inu Manak May 30, 2024 RealEcon
Trade

The Man Who Would Help Trump Upend the Global Economy

As a potential U.S. Treasury secretary, Robert Lighthizer has more than trade policy to revolutionize.

Article by Edward Alden May 28, 2024 RealEcon

Experts in this Topic

Edward Alden

Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow

Alyssa Ayres

Adjunct Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

Thomas J. Bollyky

Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program

Jendayi E. Frazer

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Michael Froman

President, Council on Foreign Relations

Jennifer Hillman

Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy

Inu Manak

Fellow for Trade Policy

Shannon K. O'Neil

Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies

Brad W. Setser

Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow

Benn Steil

Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics

Mexico

Mexico’s 2024 Elections: What to Know

Against a backdrop of widespread violence, a record number of voters will look to elect Mexico’s first woman president in a June election that polls predict will go to Claudia Sheinbaum.

Expert Brief by Shannon K. O'Neil May 24, 2024 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
RealEcon

Weighing Biden’s China Tariffs

Global risks–including Chinese overcapacity–have increased, but government intervention should seek to minimize trade-offs.

Article by Matthew P. Goodman May 24, 2024 RealEcon
China

Virtual Media Briefing: U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports

CFR experts discuss President Joe Biden’s decision to increase tariffs on various Chinese imports and the implications for the U.S. economy and U.S.-China relations.

Virtual Event by Zongyuan Zoe Liu , Brad W. Setser and Matthew P. Goodman May 16, 2024 Media Briefings

Trade

The Contentious U.S.-China Trade Relationship

Trade between the world’s two biggest economies has ballooned in recent decades, bringing significant benefits but also perils that have led to calls to rethink the relationship.

Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman May 14, 2024
RealEcon

On to Wisconsin: RealEcon Visits the Badger State

From ginseng farms to food-processing facilities, Wisconsin businesses shine light on how trade policy and foreign investment impact rural America.

Article by Allison J. Smith and Matthew P. Goodman May 14, 2024 RealEcon
China

The President’s Inbox Recap: A Second China Shock

A surge in Chinese manufacturing exports is threatening jobs in many countries, not just the United States.

Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla May 2, 2024 The Water's Edge
China

A Second China Shock, With Brad Setser

Brad Setser, the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the causes and consequences of China’s export surge.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Brad W. Setser April 30, 2024 The President’s Inbox
Renewable Energy

Energy and Trade Priorities With Governor J. Kevin Stitt

Kevin Stitt, twenty-eighth governor of Oklahoma, discusses his international priorities, including Oklahoma’s growing role in the renewable energy landscape, ensuring access to a sustainable supply of critical minerals, and deepening trade relations. This meeting is part of CFR’s State and Local Officials Initiative which offers resources on pressing international issues that affect the priorities and agendas of state and local government officials. For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website.

Virtual Event by J. Kevin Stitt, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Michael Froman April 25, 2024
Cuba

U.S.-Cuba Relations

Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors April 24, 2024
United States

The U.S.-ASEAN Relationship: A Conversation With U.S. Ambassadors

Panelists discuss the strategic opportunities and challenges of the U.S.-ASEAN partnership in addressing pressing regional and global issues, including trade, maritime security, human rights, climate, and technology.

Virtual Event by Edgard D. Kagan, Marc E. Knapper, Ted Osius, Heather Variava and Calvin Sims April 23, 2024
European Union

Trends in International Trade: A Conversation With Valdis Dombrovskis

The European Commission’s Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, discusses the trends and shocks affecting international trade, the value-added of multilateralism, and how economic security is enhanced by trade openness between the European Union and United States. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Virtual Event by Valdis Dombrovskis and Miriam Sapiro April 18, 2024 C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics
RealEcon

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Global Trade Leadership

Under Biden and Trump, the U.S. has broken from its long-standing free trade policy. CFR trade experts assess whether the rules-based trading system is worth saving.

Article by Inu Manak , Edward Alden and Jennifer Hillman April 15, 2024 RealEcon