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Figure of the week: Momentum in trade going into the AfCFTA era

Chris Heitzig and Aloysius Uche Ordu | Brookings | 01/14/2021

Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) commenced just two weeks ago. Many academics, policymakers, and business leaders are hopeful that, if implemented appropriately, the landmark trade agreement…

How might the United Kingdom once again ‘Rule the waves?’

Diana Villiers Negroponte | Wilson Center | 01/14/2021

The UK’s dream after Brexit is to beco...

Bad trade: The rising cost of accessing China’s large market

Christine McDaniel | The Hill | 01/14/2021

We’ve heard a lot about “unfair” trade over the las...

Revitalizing the WTO under a Biden administration

Clete Willems | Atlantic Council | 01/12/2021

Longstanding bipartisan US concerns about the WTO will persist and...

Trade Policy and Race/Ethnicity

Simon Lester | International Economic Law and Policy Blog | 01/12/2021

There was some Twitter discussion last week of a new paper ...

Do Black and Hispanic Workers Benefit from Trade?

Bryan Riley | National Taxpayers Union Foundation | 01/12/2021

A recent report from Public Citizen’s Global Trad...

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