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Trade Policy & Agreements

List of Trade Policy & Agreements articles

A photo collage illustration showing a mouth and shipping container.
A photo collage illustration showing a mouth and shipping container.

There Are No Free Lunches in Trade Deals

How to cut through the PR and understand an agreement.

A view of a nickel mining site in North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A view of a nickel mining site in North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Can Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Break Free From China’s Grip?

Years of Chinese investment have transformed Jakarta into a nickel powerhouse. But that support has come at a price.

A liquefied natural gas processing plant is seen in Cameron, Louisiana, amid floodwater.
A liquefied natural gas processing plant is seen in Cameron, Louisiana, amid floodwater.

U.S. Energy Exports Face Storms Ahead

A big hurricane season could put U.S. natural gas for Europe and Asia in jeopardy.

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

U.S. Allies Brace for Trump’s Trade Threats

Countries in Europe and Asia are preparing for tariffs, but their options are limited.

A collage illustration shows Kamala Harris atop a world map with arrows pointing in various directions.
A collage illustration shows Kamala Harris atop a world map with arrows pointing in various directions.

The Kamala Harris Doctrine

Everything we know about the Democratic nominee’s foreign-policy views.

A Mexican flag flutters on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on April 18.
A Mexican flag flutters on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on April 18.

Solving the China Challenge in Mexico

The United States should make its southern neighbor not just a large trading partner, but also a truly strategic one.

Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 2, 2024.
Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 2, 2024.

How Singapore Manages U.S.-China Tensions

The city-state’s defense minister decodes what Beijing and Washington want in Asia.

A woman's face is obscured by a souvenir fan from Rome, Italy.
A woman's face is obscured by a souvenir fan from Rome, Italy.

Countering Europe’s Backlash to the Green Transition

A sustainable future is still possible—even amidst a radically altered political climate.

New electric cars for sale are seen parked at a distribution center of the Changan automobile company in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality on March 24, 2024.
New electric cars for sale are seen parked at a distribution center of the Changan automobile company in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality on March 24, 2024.

The Fight Over China’s Electric Cars Is Upside-Down

Why Europe’s car companies are against—and environmentalists are for—making Chinese EVs more expensive.

A Ukrainian border guard in a camouflaged uniform faces a yellow and white Ukrzaliznytsia diesel train and a red Polish SKPL transport company train on two sets of railroad tracks in Rava-Ruska, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian border guard in a camouflaged uniform faces a yellow and white Ukrzaliznytsia diesel train and a red Polish SKPL transport company train on two sets of railroad tracks in Rava-Ruska, Ukraine.

Ukraine Lays Its Tracks to Europe

By expanding its railways, Kyiv hopes to tie its fate to the rest of the continent.

The BYD Explorer No. 1 car carrier gets loaded with new-energy vehicles for export at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, China.
The BYD Explorer No. 1 car carrier gets loaded with new-energy vehicles for export at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, China.

How China Could Retaliate Against the EU’s Looming EV Tariffs

China wants to contain growing trade threats without further alienating Europe.

U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Foreign-Policy Moments From the Trump-Biden Debate

The two candidates clashed over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, immigration, and America’s global image. 

The liquefied natural gas tanker Vladimir Rusanov is seen after its arrival from Russia’s Arctic Yamal peninsula in Nantong, China, on July 19, 2018.
The liquefied natural gas tanker Vladimir Rusanov is seen after its arrival from Russia’s Arctic Yamal peninsula in Nantong, China, on July 19, 2018.

The Geopolitics of New Arctic Shipping Lanes

Turmoil in the Middle East makes the Northern route more attractive, if still treacherous.

Electric cars are waiting to be loaded onto a cargo ship for export at a port facility in Yantai, China, on Jan. 10.
Electric cars are waiting to be loaded onto a cargo ship for export at a port facility in Yantai, China, on Jan. 10.

Biden’s New Tariffs Should Raise Alarm Bells in Beijing

In the fight for economic dominance, Washington is playing the long game.

A man stands next to a glowing electric vehicle charging station as he plugs in his car at night.
A man stands next to a glowing electric vehicle charging station as he plugs in his car at night.

Is Biden Deferring the Green Transition to Contain China?

Electric vehicle tariffs put geopolitics before climate change.

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