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Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Foreign Trade Narrative

Robert Carlin and Rachel Minyoung Lee | 38 North | 02/06/2023

Attention on North Korean external trade tends to focus on the numbers, the import-export balance or earnings from specific export commodities, such as coal. The most recent spate of United…

The Middle Corridor through Central Asia: Trade and Influence Ambitions

Felix K. Chang | Foreign Policy Research Institute | 02/01/2023

The “Middle Corridor”—a lo...

In a Fragmented World, We Can’t Take Global Trade for Granted

Alan Wm. Wolff | Fortune | 01/20/2023

Trade served the world economy very well in 2022. Despite a ...

Fighting Global Protection: Why the Economist is Mistaken

Michael Pettis | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 01/18/2023

Policies are not “protectionist...

Chinese Car Makers are Becoming Shipping Companies

Mary Hui | Quartz | 01/04/2023

Electric car giant BYD has ordered its own auto transport ships—and may become a...

Trade Data Monitor’s Top 10 Trade Trends Going Into 2023

John W. Miller | Trade Data Monitor | 01/03/2023

The world was rocked in 2022 by Russia’s invasion of U...

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