Tag: Trade

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  Tech Trade or Digital Drama? The United States, the UK, and the EU

  As discussion swirls around America’s trade policy and the Trump administration’s new tariffs, technology policy discussions have concentrated heavily on manufacturing and the goods trade, especially around semiconductors and consumer electronics. Yet digital services have contributed enormously to U.S. exports—and to tensions with some allies, as governments develop diverging approaches on key policy issues. Critical

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  What to Expect From Trump’s Trade Policy

  President Donald Trump has followed through on his promises to impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China in a stated effort to combat illegal immigration and the drug trade. Though Mr. Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada have agreed to a delay as they engage in negotiations, tariffs on China have taken

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  Countering China’s Economic Might

  China’s economic heft presents unique challenges that go well beyond traditional defense. According to the International Energy Agency, China’s investment in manufacturing has increased about 600% since 2005, and its share of value added in global manufacturing has almost tripled. As a result, China now generates one-third of global value added in manufacturing and has

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  The Middle Corridor Linking Asia and Europe: Promise and Challenges

  The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transit Route (TITR), is an emerging transcontinental, multi-modal network of transit routes. It offers an alternative both to the Northern Route through Russian territory and to the sea-based routes that dominate Asia-Europe trade. In particular, the Middle Corridor links China to the Central Asian states, passing

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