Recent geopolitical developments have raised concerns about increasing tensions among major world powers. Observers have noted efforts to create divisions between two key allies, which could ...

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 ...

AS global trade patterns undergo significant reshaping, Hong Kong’s pivotal role as a “super-connector” and “super value-adder” is becoming increasingly prominent, with its advantages growing stronger ...

African airlines recorded a 14.7% year-on-year increase in air cargo demand in September 2025, the strongest growth among all regions.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The U.S. trade data for 2024 makes clear that the U.S. trade deficit was expanding ...

The World Trade Organization warned that tariffs would push down both U.S. exports and imports and that trade wars could put poorer countries at risk. By Ana Swanson Reporting from Washington The ...

The meeting serves as a curtain-raiser for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit which starts on Sunday in ...

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 ...

The U.S. industrial sector has been at the center of the debate over deglobalization for the past half decade. In this paper, we examine the industrial sector’s changing landscape, highlighting the ...