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The Significance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

sherry — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

President’s Proposed Reorganization of Trade Agencies

ecurran — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

On January 13, 2012, President Obama released a proposed reorganization of the federal bureaucracy, which would see the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Small Business Administration, the Export-Import Bank, and the U.S.

The Role of FTA Negotiations in the Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations

jdunton — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Egypt, a long-time ally with profound influence on U.S. security, is facing the daunting prospect of making the transition from decades of authoritarianism to democracy.

Global Forecast 2011

jdunton — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Global Trade Picture from Washington

ian — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A retreat into trade protectionism after October 2008 is the dangerous dog that did not bite the international economy. Contrary to what might have been expected, the severe economic dislocations of the fi nancial crisis have not led to a wholesale retrenchment in international trade.

Time to Exchange Andean Preferences for Reciprocal Free Trade Agreements

ian — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The February 13 lapse of useful, but outdated, one-way trade preferences for Andean countries has made it more urgent for Congress and the president to implement the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

Status of the Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia, and Panama

sherry — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Following his State of the Union speech, President Obama will seek areas where he can work with the new Congress. For its part, the Republican-controlled House is aiming to tie its work more directly to the Constitution. One area where constitutional authority rests with Congress is the regulation of trade with foreign nations.

Philippine Elections: The Promise of Democracy

sherry — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In the Pulse Asia polls released this week in Manila, the presidential front-runner, Senator Noynoy Aquino, increased his lead over his closest competitor, Senator Manny Villar, in what still appears to be a two-horse race. Aquino now has a 12-point lead over Villar, who dropped a point in the latest poll. Aquino has 37 percent to Villar’s 25 percent.

Dubai’s Financial Trouble: Warning Sign for the Global Economy?

ian — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What is Dubai’s role in the global economy?

The United States and Korea Leading beyond the Storm

pfrank — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

For the United States and Korea, the global economic crisis was not just a sea change, but a tsunami. Nations riveted just weeks earlier by issues like terrorism and proliferation were consumed by talk of economic collapse and unprecedented fiscal and monetary actions seeking to avoid a second Great Depression.

President Obama's Trip to APEC and Asia: The Impact on America's Trade and Economic Leadership

sherry — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What is the importance of APEC in the global economy?

Domestic Issues Greatest Global Threat

ian — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

As President Obama and G20 leaders convene in Pittsburgh, their toughest challenge will not come from the threat of financial collapse or climate change, but from the most resilient and challenging threat of all—domestic politics that could neuter critical international efforts.

The Pittsburgh G-20: President Obama Takes the Reins

pfrank — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What are the stakes at Pittsburgh for President Obama and world leaders?

Globalization and the American Worker

jdunton — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Globalization and the American Worker is a path-breaking work on economic policy in a global age. It debunks the myths that clutter the political debate over globalization, focusing instead on the hard challenges the United States faces in building a stronger economic future.

The G-8 and Hu Jintao's Absence

sherry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: How will the G-8 summit in L’Aquila be altered by the absence of President Hu Jintao of China?

Whither the G-8? Prospects for the L'Aquila Summit

sherry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: How did the G-8 come about?

America's Most Important Agreement Today

sherry — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Perhaps the most important international agreement sitting on President Barack Obama’s desk awaiting action is not an Israeli-Palestinian deal, or one with Iran or Pakistan. None are currently before him. Rather it is the yet-to-be-ratified U.S.–South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) signed by both nations almost two years ago.

The London Summit

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What are the stakes for President Barack Obama and world leaders at the London conference?

PacNet #22 March 24, 2009: It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, analysts at the World Bank and the CIA are just beginning to contemplate the ramifications for international stability if there is not a recovery in the next year. For the most part, the focus has been on fragile states such as some in Eastern Europe.

U.S.-Korea Alliance Confronts a Global Economic Crisis

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: How important are U.S.-Korea relations given the economic crisis and the new role of the G-20?

New Leadership on Trade

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Diagnosis

Brazil and Trade Developments

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The global trading system is currently in the process of a major transformation, and the rise of Brazil is part of that tectonic shift.