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Thinking About the Trump Administration’s “Doctrine of Economic Statecraft”

Simon Lester | International Economic Law and Policy Blog | 07/15/2026

Mohamed El-Erian, a professor at the Wharton School who was chair of President Obama’s Global Development Council, had a recent NY Times op-ed entitled “America Was Being Played. The Bessent…

Making Tariffs Trendy Again: The New Global Trade Battlefield

Marta Rehnman | Modern Diplomacy | 07/03/2026

Recent months have delivered a geopolitical earthquake...

Resetting UK Politics 10 Years On – Recognise Today’s Economy

David Henig | European Centre For International Political Economy | 05/31/2026

The UK had five P...

A Middle Power Agenda for the Global Trading System

Sam Hardwick | East Asia Forum | 05/26/2026

Middle powers can — and likely will — maintain and improve the ru...

Beyond America First

Kevin P. Gallagher & Jose Antonio Ocampo | The American Prospect | 11/27/2025

Countries in the Global South increasingly view President Trump...

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