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Is Washington Rewriting the North American Trade Agreement Around China?

Daniel Rechtschaffen | War On The Rocks | 08/04/2026

Washington has repeatedly used trade policy and U.S. market access over the past decade to advance broader economic security priorities with its trading partners. The Trump administration’s decision not to…

Prospective Legal Challenges to Trump’s Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

Peter E. Harrell, Jennifer Hillman & Ilya Somin | Reason | 08/03/2026

I have prev...

USMCA and the Politics of Permanent Leverage

Brenda Estefan | Americas Quarterly | 07/28/2026

MEXICO CITY—Without much fanfare, U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators...

China’s Position on the So-called Excess Capacity Issue

The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China | 07/01/2026

The following is a government ...

A Great Wall Around China

Daniel Kishi | Commonplace | 04/09/2026

Daniel Kishi is a Senior Policy Advisor at American Compass, and Co-author of the Understanding ...

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