The Global Digital Tax Man is Coming
How can global tax systems keep up with digitization of the global economy, including where digital taxes should be paid and what portion of profits should be taxed?
Agricultural Subsidies: Everyone’s Doing It
What countries provide the most farm subsidies? Agricultural subsidies are, in part, a recognition of the unique challenges that the agriculture sector faces – but they can also have trade-distorting effects.
Which Way is the Moral Trade Compass Pointing? U.S. Loses WTO Argument that Tariffs on China Protect U.S. Public Morals
The United States argued to the WTO that tariffs against China were necessary to protect public morals. It lost the argument. Here’s how.
Evolution of Buy American Policies
The concept of maximizing taxpayer spend on American goods and services extends all the way back to the founding of the United States. Here’s a primer on the history of Buy American policies.
Nuclear Options: the Trump Administration’s Trade Response to Uranium Protection
The U.S. uranium and nuclear energy industries are interconnected. Section 232 uranium petitions show how trade policies are increasingly looked at through a national security lens.
Tackling Corruption in the Trading System through a Culture of Integrity
Fostering a culture of public integrity – and anti corruption – in global trade requires concrete steps to ensure the rule of law is enforced.
The Virtuous Circle Created by Women Who Trade
Learn about empowering women who trade around the world. When more women are involved in trade, a country’s productivity and competitiveness increase.
Invasive Alien Species are Stowaways in Global Trade
Murder hornets arrived on container ships, posing a threat to local honeybees that pollinate food we trade. Invasive alien species are a reminder that increased trade volume, changes in trade routes, and the expansion of airport and seaport capacity around the world means having to deal with the unwelcome stowaways in global trade.
Trade in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
We are on the cusp of a far more complex era for outer space treaties. Failure to resolve disagreements over the ownership of resources in space like asteroid mining could result in international trade conflicts.
A Shortage of Farm Guest Workers Could Threaten America’s Harvest
Immigrants play an increasingly crucial role in our food system. Travel restrictions and government closures due to COVID-19 are adding to the concerns about America’s shortage of farm workers who use the H-2A visa.
