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The Hormuz Shutdown and the New Fragility of Global Trade’s Most Critical Route
Five ships a day where a hundred used to sail. Six months after the US-Israel strikes on Iran, the world's most critical energy chokepoint...
Beyond tariffs: What holds back Türkiye–ASEAN trade
A Turkish manufacturer finds a distributor in Southeast Asia. The buyer likes the product, the price is acceptable and the first order appears close....
Europe’s China Dilemma: The New Geopolitics of Free Trade
Over the past five years, the European Union has quietly built the largest network of modern free trade agreements in the world. New Zealand,...
How Beijing Is Telling the Story of America’s 250 Years, and Why the Story Keeps Changing
When Washington celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, the celebrations will arrive bruised. There will be the customary...
US Imposes 25% Tariffs on Most Brazil Imports as Trade Tensions Escalate
The United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil beginning July 22, marking the first major action under the Trump...
Can Europe Keep Up With China’s Export Surge?
China's export driven economy is on course to record another trade surplus exceeding 1 trillion dollars, underscoring the country's growing influence on global trade...
Making Tariffs Trendy Again: The New Global Trade Battlefield
Recent months have delivered a geopolitical earthquake to the international rule-based order that has directed global politics since the end of World War II....
Oil Shipments Through Hormuz Rebound Despite Concerns Over Iran Transit Rules
Oil and gas shipments through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz increased on Friday following the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran,...
China and Egypt Move to Shield Suez Canal From Iran War Fallout
Chinese intelligence agencies, think tanks, and military establishments focused on the Middle East rely on the pivotal role of the Egyptian army as a...
From Tehran to Banjul: Why Economic Vulnerability Is a Security Challenge for Small States
What does a missile exchange between Iran and Israel have to do with the price of a taxi ride in Banjul?
At first glance, very...