Trade

Reluctant Warriors

Assertive Chinese and job-hungry Americans are gearing up for a trade war across the Pacific. Fortunately, cooler heads will likely prevail.

BY EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM | OCTOBER 19, 2010

You Don't Bring a Praseodymium Knife to a Gunfight

China thinks it can withhold its exports of obscure but important minerals to get its way with its neighbors. Why it picked the wrong weapon.

BY TIM WORSTALL | SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

How to Safeguard Afghanistan's Mineral Riches

A six-step guide.

BY ASHBY H.B. MONK | AUGUST 3, 2010

The Truth About Africom

No, the U.S. military is not trying to take over Africa. Here's what we're actually doing.

BY ROBERT MOELLER | JULY 21, 2010

Don't Feed the Bear

Going soft on the terms of Russia's WTO accession is bad for everyone.

BY DAVID CHRISTY | JUNE 25, 2010

An African iPhone? There’s No App for That.

Why Steve Jobs should let Africans buy his new toy.

BY DAYO OLOPADE | JUNE 24, 2010

Bank Shot

Nine years after 9/11, getting between extremist groups and their funding remains an uphill struggle.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 21, 2010

Beijing's Coalition of the Willing

For the West, failed states are a problem. For China, they're an opportunity.

BY STEFAN HALPER | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Location, Location, Location

The curse of distance isn’t going anywhere.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Let Russia Join the WTO

Here's how the White House can earn an easy win next week.

BY ANDERS ÅSLUND, C. FRED BERGSTEN | JUNE 18, 2010

Gasbags

Politicians, oilmen, and green-energy boosters love to invoke the idea of energy security. None of them know what they're talking about.

BY MICHAEL LEVI | JUNE 15, 2010

Ahmadinejad's Sugar Daddy

How Brazilian ethanol could help Iran outwit American sanctions.

BY GAL LUFT | JUNE 3, 2010

Time to Defriend China

The quest for the illusory "G-2" has wasted everyone's time for long enough.

BY ELIZABETH ECONOMY, ADAM SEGAL | MAY 24, 2010

Stormy Forecast

How climate change affects trade.

BY KAYVAN FARZANEH | MAY/JUNE 2010

Obama Needs a Reset Button on His Own Foreign-Policy Machine

The U.S. president may be a 21st-century leader, but his government is still stuck in the Cold War.

BY ZACHARY KARABELL | APRIL 21, 2010

Peddling Peril

An exclusive excerpt from David Albright's new book, Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America's Enemies.

BY DAVID ALBRIGHT | MARCH 17, 2010

Adios, Amigos

How Latin America stopped caring what the United States thinks.

BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | MARCH 2, 2010

The FP Quiz

Are you a globalization junkie? Then test your knowledge of global trends, economics, and politics with 8 questions about how the world works.

MARCH/APRIL 2010

Saving the World from Trade Wars

As global trade giants China and the United States squabble over tire tariffs, it's time to reassess the efficacy of the powerful, flawed World Trade Organization.

BY PAUL BLUSTEIN | OCTOBER 1, 2009

Think Again: A Marshall Plan for Africa

America brought Europe back to life a half-century ago. Why not give Africa the same chance?

BY GLENN HUBBARD | AUGUST 13, 2009

The Hypocrisy Audit

Double standards have always been a part of U.S. foreign policy. It's time to figure out how many should no longer be tolerated.

BY MOISÉS NAÍM | AUGUST 13, 2008

A Prescription for Free Trade

BY ROGER BATE | APRIL 10, 2008

What America Must Do: Unrepentant Power

The United States sets rules for the world and then breaks them. It's time to end the double standards.

BY JORGE I. DOMÍNGUEZ | DECEMBER 18, 2007

Africa Trades Down

BY JEFFREY HERBST | OCTOBER 11, 2007

The Free-Trade Paradox

Why is trade booming while trade talks are crashing?

BY MOISÉS NAÍM | AUGUST 16, 2007

Made for Trade

BY CARLOS LOZADA | FEBRUARY 17, 2006

The FP Memo: Saving Free Trade

The head of the World Trade Organization must sound alarm bells, go over the heads of diplomats, and push Washington into bold action if the Doha Round is going to produce anything valuable.

BY BRUCE STOKES | FEBRUARY 17, 2006

The Protection Racket

Development activists finally realize that free trade is not evil. When do they plan to tell the poor?

BY ARVIND PANAGARIYA | AUGUST 30, 2005