Global Trade

Global Trade USMCA fails to renew—but it’s not over yet

Christopher Sands, Duncan Wood, Kari Heerman

July 17, 2026

U.S. Trade Policy Toward a US-Africa critical minerals investment strategy: Tools, priorities, and trade-offs

Dafe Oputu, Landry Signé

July 16, 2026

Upcoming Event

July 23

2026

U.S. Foreign Policy Top priorities for US-Africa relations in an era of great power competition: Trade, investment, critical minerals, and security

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:45 am EDT

Global Trade USMCA review reviewed: Lessons from the first use of USMCA’s review mechanism

Maricarmen Barron Esper, Christopher Sands

July 2, 2026

Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Carlo Bastasin Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

Shantayanan Devarajan Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Kyle Chan Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center

Mireya Solís Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies

Ralph C. Bryant Senior Fellow Emeritus - Economic Studies, Global Economy and Development

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