Trade talk in American political discourse often crowds out discussions of issues of equal or greater importance to economic strength and vitality.
Max Koffi explains the aims of the Equal Trade Alliance and how the redesign of trade relations could reduce poverty and the impact of climate change on Africa.
If global governance is to be more than a proxy for a bargain between powerful states, the calibration associated with further codification seems inevitable.
The concept of subsidiarity works as a compass steering the fluid transfer of authority in promotion systems with strong vertical dynamics.
Whether by intentional design, custom or habit, Canada has adopted the principle of subsidiarity lock, stock and barrel.
While we can expect changes in the negotiation approach if Biden should be elected president, US trade policy will not go back to ‘business as usual’.
British industrial productivity led to a century-long process of deindustrialisation. India was outcompeted by the industrial revolution in Britain
The WTO is known for its robust dispute settlement mechanism, but this procedure is threatened by the blocking of appointments to its appellate body.
Given the current climate Huawei’s former President of External Affairs, William B. Plummer, provides a highly opinionated but useful insight into the Chinese tech firm.
In perspective, a train carrying freight from the UK to the eastern side of China shows that such a link is possible, but whether it can be sustainable is another matter.
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