Trade is indispensable to fostering greater levels of global economic development. As the OECD has written, “No country has lifted itself out of poverty without international trade.” This category consolidates GTIPA-member reports assessing the intersection of trade and economic development.
Water scarcity must be high on the agenda at this year’s meeting or the crisis risks becoming irreversible and driving new levels of conflict and suffering
The proposed Loss and Damage Fund to be delivered by the World Bank is welcome, but it should not be considered the only source of climate finance.
Canada's goal should not be to eliminate fossil fuels, but to carry out a steady and manageable reduction of emissions.
To counter climate change and biodiversity loss, European regulations require companies to ensure that products sold in the EU are not the result of deforestation practices.
Ottawa’s policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will cost Canadians, both directly and indirectly.
At the sector level, the picture is very heterogeneous in the eleven industrialized countries. A few recipient industries have very high China import shares of foreign intermediate inputs. This is particularly true of the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical equipment (ISIC Code 26) and the manufacture of textiles, textile products and leather products (ISIC 13 to 15).
The allure of protectionism, despite abundant evidence of its pitfalls, speaks to some enduring misconceptions about trade. With economic discrimination threatening growth and global stability, governments should make it easier for themselves to stand up to protectionism by empowering domestic bodies to provide transparent information about the benefits and costs of trade policies.
Ukraine has been a stellar example of a little reform going a long way. First invaded by Russia in 2014, the Ukraine of 2022 was a different country, with more resilience, more ability, and more depth. As it pushes to repel the Russian aggressor, it is never too early to think about how Ukraine can continue its reform process and become a state that is free of Russia.
Europe is becoming a focal point in the struggle for the commanding heights of the global sustainable economy supply chain. As the continent becomes a primary target of China's renewed push to amp up its export machine, European policy leaders must tread a fine line between courting cost-competitive Chinese technology and opening too much leeway for Chinese producers.
The resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been an issue of strategic and common interest for the European Union (EU) and the United States (USA). The Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) was initiated through the 1991 Madrid Conference co-sponsored by the Soviet Union and the USA.