The federal government’s double discourse on cultural sovereignty reflects the dilemma of exercising it in the era of free trade.
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Changes to fundamental World Trade Organization rules are being driven by the US and EU. This week’s meeting in Cameroon could see developing nations lose out.
Australia’s best defence isn’t to retreat from open trade, but to strengthen and diversify the rules-based system that supports it.
The new agreement will affect the lives of 2 billion people across economies representing about a quarter of global GDP.
Under Donald Trump, the US is fundamentally remaking the rules of the global trade system, provoking an existential crisis in the WTO.
An Ontario ad on Ronald Reagan’s support of free trade may have been an unnecessary risk. But Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump was an unnecessary own-goal.
The old system of US-led multilateralism has ended. What will replace it remains unclear.
When keeping score, you aren’t supposed to add ‘own goals’ to your own tally.
Has Australia’s beef industry been sold out for the benefit of a trade deal with the United States? Or is this just a poorly timed announcement?
New research shows that rural America has untapped export potential. Taking advantage of it could be a more effective way to narrow the trade deficit than tariffs.
Unfortunately for the Romans, high tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic woes.
Trade policy must evolve to prioritise economic security and resilience
The evolution of trade gives key insights into why protectionism is as American as apple pie.
The US is willingly giving up its position at the world’s economic leader.
There are a lot of unknowns about Trump’s tariffs − but some consequences will be predictable.
Trump’s new tariff war with Canada and Mexico shows his willingness to weaponise trade in pursuit of unrelated political goals. Here’s why it matters globally.
The US and China look set to go head-to-head with trade tariffs and a more protectionist outlook.
Building a circular economy is critical because wasted materials and energy not only damage the environment, but are also growing increasingly scarce and expensive.
Canada and Mexico are two of America’s largest trading partners, and the tariff could have significant economic consequences for all three nations.
Amid Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat, Canada should be asking how a liberal-democratic nation survives next to a much more powerful country with no respect for the rule of law.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
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Research Director, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Lecturer in History, University of Exeter
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University
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Professor of Practice, NYU Shanghai and Fundação Dom Cabral, NYU Shanghai