The United States is currently imposing its highest tariffs since the 1930s, dramatically reshaping global trade patterns, economies, and market dynamics throughout 2025. This is driven largely by ...

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Iran’s shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has drawn comparisons with the supply disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and US President Donald Trump's new tariff regime. The pandemic exposed the world’s ...

Amid the headlines and noise of the latest tariffs from Washington and the growing fears about the state of global trade, a quiet movement to support free and open commerce is taking place in world ...

New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade ...

12 March 2025 - International trade is once again in the spotlight. A new Monthly Briefing from UN DESA examines the evolving dynamics, offering insights into both the risks and potential ...

International trade, with the U.S. and China at the forefront, is undergoing a paradigmatic shift away from free trade and toward an aggressive form of neo-mercantilism. Learning is pattern ...

Dislocations from the pandemic, geoeconomic fragmentation, and Russia’s war in Ukraine have shifted world trade dynamics. While this has created challenges, the redirection of trade has also generated ...

Comparative advantage remains the cornerstone of international trade theory, originating from the observation that economies benefit by specialising in goods for which they hold the lowest relative ...

Kenyan President William Ruto (back left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (back right) oversee the signing of trade and investment agreements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Apr.

It would be natural to assume that tariffs are the driving force behind recent major shifts in global trade patterns. But while geopolitically-driven trade policies are indeed reconfiguring flows, ...