Trump And Sanders: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – OpEd
Have you ever stopped to think how different this election year has been because of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders? They have both changed the public policy debate in ways that have made our political...
View ArticleUSITC’s TPP Report Doesn’t Incorporate Losses Associated With Patent And...
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was far closer in its assessment of the impact of the TPP on the US economy to the earlier report...
View ArticleSignificance Of Obama’s Visit To Vietnam – Analysis
In the last year of his second term in office, President Barack Obama would be the third US President after Bill Clinton (November 2000) and George W Bush (November 2006) to visit Vietnam, in what is...
View ArticlePresident Obama And Vietnam’s President Quang Joint Press Conference –...
Following is the transcript of Monday’s joint press conference by US President Barack Obama and Vietnam’s President Quang held in Hanoi, Vietnam, as released by the White House. PRESIDENT QUANG: (As...
View ArticleWith Eye On China, Obama Strengthens Ties With Vietnam – Analysis
The US lifts an arms embargo for once nemesis Vietnam, but the latter does not want China to worry. By Murray Hiebert* US President Barack Obama had the ambitious goal of laying the foundation for a...
View ArticleG7 Ise-Shima Leaders’ Declaration
We, the leaders of the G7, met in Ise-Shima on 26 and 27 May 2016 to address major global economic and political challenges. Global growth remains moderate and below potential, while risks of weak...
View ArticleObama In Vietnam: Only Permanent Interests – Analysis
By Amruta Karambelkar* The US and Vietnam are the strangest bedfellows in the Asia Pacific. US President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam received wide attention, particularly because of the lifting of...
View ArticleThe Blush Is Off Trudeau Rose – OpEd
In our last chapter on the reign of the Trudeau dynasty, we saw Trudeau jr at what may prove to be his high point, a coveted state visit to Washington, feted by Americans besotted with royalty, a...
View ArticleTPP And TTIP In Comparative Context: What Can Europe Learn? – Analysis
By Richard Higgott* Commitments to trade multilateralism under the aegis of the WTO have, over the last decade, weakened in the face of protectionist urges after the 2008 financial crisis and the...
View ArticleRalph Nader: Hillary’s Convention Con – OpEd
The 2016 Democratic Convention in Philadelphia was a multi-layered, raucous display of political theater. A host of delegates loyal to Senator Bernie Sanders were inside in large numbers exclaiming “No...
View ArticleJapanese Economy Cannot Grow Without Pushing Deregulation
Japan’s once-booming economy has been sluggish, mainly as a result of deflation and decreased productivity, according to international economics experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public...
View ArticleFuture Of TPP And US’ Pivot To Asia – Analysis
By Sandip Kumar Mishra* In the first round of the presidential debates in the US, it became certain that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is still far from being realised. While the Republican...
View ArticleGlobalisation Under Pressure: International Trade Suffers – Analysis
An era of globalisation is drawing to a close as international trade comes under pressure of protectionist policies. TPP has yet to be ratified while RCEP has stalled. By Barry Desker* The current...
View ArticleGrowing Doubts About Free Trade In United States – Analysis
by Martin Khor* “Free trade” seems to be in deep trouble in the United States, with serious implications for the rest of the world. Opposition to free trade or trade agreements emerged as a big theme...
View ArticleTrade Liberalization In Asia-Pacific: US Interests And Challenges – Analysis
By Jonathan Hoogendoorn National interests for the United States in the Asia- Pacific region are paramount. The leading regional power, China, is the world’s second largest economy at $10,360,105 (USD...
View ArticleThe TPP Is Dead: The People Defeat Transnational Corporate Power – OpEd
The Obama administration faced reality on Friday when they recognized the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would not be ratified by this Congress. The TPP is dead. How did people power win? We have...
View ArticleHow Will US Foreign Policy Change Under Trump? – Analysis
By Ashok Sajjanhar* After the stunning upset win over Hillary Clinton in the election on 8 November, President-elect Donald Trump met the incumbent Barack Obama on 11 November to prepare for his...
View ArticleBreak Up Democratic Party: It’s Time For Clintons And Rubin To Go, And Soros...
In the week leading up to last Tuesday’s election the press was busy writing obituaries for the Republican Party. This continued even after Donald Trump’s “surprising” victory – which, like the 2008...
View ArticleTrump On Trade: From Populism To Policy – Analysis
By Richard Higgott* So much has been written over the past week on what Donald Trump’s election means for the world economy. Most of it is speculative and based on election-campaign populist rhetoric,...
View ArticleTrump Promises To Cancel Pacific Trade Deal On Day One
(RFE/RL) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed he will pull out of a controversial Pacific Rim trade deal on his first day in office. The Republican president made the announcement in a video...
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