The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A U.S.-Africa trade agreement expires, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda begin implementing a peace agreement, and Gen ...
Tag: Trade Policy & Agreements
The Crisis for the Women Who Make Your Clothes
When Maleshoane Rakojoana was furloughed from her job at a Lesotho clothing factory nearly three months ago, it turned her whole family’s life upside down. No longer able to afford ...
The ASEAN Plan for a Post-American World
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: ASEAN plans for an economic future beyond the United States, Thailand and Cambodia exchange their first shots since a ...
Europe’s Hippopotamus Strategy for Handling Trump
Hippopotamuses are baffling. At first glance, these creatures look calm, slow, and placid as they wallow lazily in muddy pools. Looks, however, can be deceiving. Survivors of hippo encounters tell ...
Is Trump Taking Treaties Back to the Middle Ages?
U.S. President Donald Trump has concentrated government power in his hands since the start of his second term. Much has been written about his one-man rule by executive order, his ...
The Biggest Threat to the Dollar Is Coming From Inside the White House
The U.S. dollar, for all the incessant handwringing over its imminent demise as the global reserve currency, remains clearly ensconced on its throne. But that could start to change as ...
U.S., China Talk Trade and TikTok
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The United States and China enter another round of trade negotiations, Beijing mulls a local government bailout, and a leak of ...
We Did Modi’s Back-of-the-Envelope Math on Russian Oil
Regardless of how courts ultimately rule on their legality, and whether the administration finds other avenues, U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already triggered an impressive diversity of responses. The ...
Trump’s Tariffs Start to Bite in Vietnam
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Vietnam as a bellwether for the impact of U.S. tariffs on the region, a new Thai prime minister trips ...
Trump’s Trade Deal With Europe Is Already Unraveling
The European Union-United States trade deal, announced to fanfare this summer, is already showing signs of unravelling. The most surprising aspect may be that this is hardly a surprise. The ...
