Global Trade

Africa in Focus

Getting rice right in Liberia

Jeanine Milly Cooper

Friday, February 3, 2023

View of containers at a loading terminal in the port of Rades in Tunis, Tunisia August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1E6B62C5F0

External Article

A new era for global business and investment in Africa

Landry Signé and Chido Munyati

Monday, January 16, 2023

Technology & Innovation

Exporting the surveillance state via trade in AI

Martin Beraja, Andrew Kao, David Y. Yang, and Noam Yuchtman

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The Japanese yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and Nikkei share average are displayed on a monitor inside the dealing room at the foreign exchange trading company Gaitame.com in Tokyo, Japan November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Podcast Episode

Previewing the US and global economies in 2023

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti and David Dollar

Monday, January 9, 2023

Reports

Essay

Food Security: Strengthening Africa’s food systems

Hailemariam Dessalegn and Ahunna Eziakonwa

Friday, January 27, 2023

Report

Why Africa matters to the United States: Top 5 reasons

Belinda Archibong, Aloysius Uche Ordu, Danielle Resnick, Witney Schneidman, and Landry Signé

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Printed Chinese and South Korean flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

China

Between the eagle and the dragon: Challenges and opportunities for South Korea in the US-China competition

Ryan Hass, Sue Mi Terry, Adam Segal, Hal Brands, Jaewoo Choo, Sukhee Han, Heung-Kyu Kim, Wonho Yeon, and Meg Lundsager

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Global Trade

Biden could reduce inflation, mitigate a recession, and strengthen democracy with a new EU-US trade agreement

Sanjay Patnaik and James Kunhardt

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Transit trucks go through an electronic weighbridge at the border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. Picture taken July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Report

The economic significance of intra-African trade—getting the narrative right

Andrew Mold

Friday, August 12, 2022

Blog Posts

Africa in Focus

Could Africa replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements?

Gracelin Baskaran

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Trucks sit idle in a nickel-mining area in Indonesia's central Sulawesi July 8, 2012. Indonesia's nickel mining operations and exports have been mostly halted since the government restricted exports of unprocessed minerals in May, and levied a 20 percent export tax, the Indonesian Nickel Association (ANI) said on Wednesday. Picture taken July 8, 2012. To match Interview INDONESIA-NICKEL REUTERS/Fergus Jensen (INDONESIA - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES TRANSPORT POLITICS)

Up Front

Indonesia’s electric vehicle batteries dream has a dirty nickel problem

Rodrigo Castillo, Lilly Blumenthal, and Caitlin Purdy

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

A customs officer redirects a truck at the Yopougon checkpoint in Abidjan June 2, 2008. Ivory Coast authorities recently launched a campaign to crack down on racketeering on the roads and improve traffic. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST)

Africa in Focus

The AfCFTA Country Business Index: Understanding private sector involvement in the AfCFTA

Stephen Karingi and Wafa Aidi

Thursday, August 11, 2022

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Opportunities and challenges of critical technology standards in the Asia Pacific

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST

Xi’s sweep: Beyond China’s 20th Party Congress

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST

Economic security in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for US-Japan relations

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Washington, DC

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Experts

Homi Kharas

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Joshua P. Meltzer

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies

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Multimedia

U.S. and European Union flags are pictured during the visit of Vice President Mike Pence to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Podcast Episode

How a US-EU trade agreement could improve the economy, increase jobs, and strengthen democracy

Sanjay Patnaik and David Dollar

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Shipping containers are seen at a terminal inside the Port of Oakland as independent truck driver continue protesting against California's new law known as AB5, in Oakland, California, U.S., July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Podcast Episode

How to improve global supply chains

Darrell M. West and David Dollar

Monday, July 25, 2022

More than 1,000 South Korea-made Daewoo cars are unloaded at the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna on March 31. The cars will be disassembled and shipped in containers to neighbouring countries.BULGARIA DAEWOO

Podcast Episode

A short history of trade liberalization in developing countries

Douglas A. Irwin and David Dollar

Monday, June 13, 2022

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Reports

Opportunities and challenges of critical technology standards in the Asia Pacific

Xi’s sweep: Beyond China’s 20th Party Congress

Economic security in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for US-Japan relations

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies

Will China’s strongman become even stronger? What the 20th Party Congress means for the United States