Trade Agreements

Trade agreements—whether multilateral ones through the WTO, plurilateral ones such as the CPTPP, or bilateral agreements between two nations—represent the foundational vehicle through which nations remove trade barriers and deepen trade linkages. This category includes a wide array of GTIPA-member reports examining trade agreements their nations have implemented.

Rescue Trade

As discussion turns to how business resumes post COVID-19, policymakers need to watch the global economy. Developments, or lack thereof, in the global economy point to another level of vulnerability that could prolong the new recession.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteMon, 05/04/2020

World Trade in 2020: The show must go on!

Rules-based trade is under attack and the WTO is at risk of marginalization. The COVID-19 pandemic and its detrimental effects on public health, global supply- and value chains and industrial production, have brought back national export restrictions and stopped the free flow of goods and people.

German Economic InstituteWed, 04/29/2020

Canada Must Be Champion of Open Trade: C.D. Howe Institute Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade

Canada must champion open international trade and remain an ‘honest partner’ in the face of a worrying trend among G7 nations towards export restrictions on critical goods.

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 04/09/2020

The US-German Economic Relationship

This paper focuses on the economic ties between the U.S. and Germany. The goal is to underscore the importance of the relationship to both sides while considering the Trump administration’s objections.

The Bertelsmann Foundation (North America) Tue, 04/07/2020

Safeguard Critical Supply Chains by Addressing Weak Links: Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade

The C.D. Howe Institute Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade, the group underscored the importance of government action to safeguard supply chains for critical goods – and address potential bottlenecks in the transport of goods by truck domestically and internationally

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 04/02/2020

Turning away from globalization? Trade wars and the rules of competition in global trade: Implications for the EU

The trade war between the U.S. and China began in March 2018. This report analyzes the impact of this trade war on the multilateral trading system and the European Union.

Center for Social and Economic Research Fri, 03/27/2020

African greenfield investment and the likely effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area

Using sector-level data on bilateral greenfield investment, this report examines the likely effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on African investment.

ICRIERSun, 03/15/2020

Finding Europe’s Way in the World

For historical reasons, Europe has long resided in the strategic shadow of the United States, which itself has underwritten decades of globalization and rapidly expanding prosperity. But the global balance of power is rapidly shifting, leaving Europe increasingly exposed.

German Economic InstituteWed, 01/22/2020

Understanding the South Korea-Japan Trade Dispute and Its Impacts on U.S. Foreign Policy

Over the past year, key U.S. allies South Korea and Japan have been embroiled in a political and trade dispute which has many antecedents in the past, but which has been exacerbated by more recent developments. While certainly concerning, the trade dispute in some ways has presented an opportunity for the United States to assert renewed diplomatic engagement in the region.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationThu, 01/16/2020

Why and How to Mount a Strong, Trilateral Response to China's Innovation Mercantilism

The United States, the EU, and Japan must band together in stronger trilateral partnership to pressure China into rolling back the mercantilist trade practices it uses to grow advanced, innovation-driven industries.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 01/13/2020

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