Andrew Watt and Claes-Mikael Ståhl argue that trade policy has weakened unions and democracy, and propose an open, democratically governed, pro-worker economy where trade advances share social goals
Beyond free trade and protectionism Read More »
Petros Mavroidis argues that bilateral pushback against China is failing, making joint WTO and IMF action key to tackling subsidies, under-consumption and an undervalued currency
Is there a ‘China problem’ and how can the WTO address it? Read More »
Andrew Bailey emphasises the need for robust international cooperation, supported by multilateral institutions, and why they need to be supported by an international rules-based system, setting out some of the conditions that help make this system work and what challenges they might face
Global imbalances in a more fragmented world Read More »
The world is drifting toward a fragmented trade environment defined by subsidies, retaliation and industrial duplication. Jianwei Xu discusses how the world is moving into a period of entrenched manufacturing overcapacity, threatening deflation and stagnant growth
How is innovation competition exacerbating global overcapacity? Read More »
US trade deficits will have to be reduced to prevent a crisis down the road. Vijay Joshi and David Vines argue that fiscal consolidation, in association with a weaker dollar, appears to be the right way for the US to improve its trade balance
How Trump should have tackled the trade deficit Read More »
Andrew Bailey reflects on developments in the global economy and emphasises the important role a reformed multilateral economic system plays. He also discusses opportunities for innovation in the UK’s payments infrastructure
The future of the multilateral economic system Read More »
President Trump’s sweeping ‘reciprocal tariffs’ sent shockwaves through the global economy. Maarten Verwey and Kristian Orsini introduce the European Commission’s Spring 2025 Forecast, which depicts a resilient European economy
Moderate growth amid global trade uncertainty Read More »
The European Union should form an international open trade coalition in response to Trump’s tariffs, says André Sapir. A formal commitment to open rules-based trade by the EU and likeminded countries is essential to respond to today’s dangerous new trade reality
The EU reacting to the new reality Read More »
Trump’s tariff announcement marks a turning point. Ignacio García Bercero argues that the European Union should work with Indo-Pacific and Global South trade partners to tackle US protectionism and push for WTO reform
The EU and Indo-Pacific countries should head a Trump-tariffs response force Read More »
Donald Trump has launched an all-out attack on the rules-based international order. Olivier Blanchard and Jean Pisani-Ferry argue that the EU should take the lead in convening alliances of countries to counteract threats to the global order
Europe’s challenge and opportunity: building coalitions of the willing Read More »
