Trade Talks
178. Why sanctions to stop Russian gas pipelines backfired
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US sanctions on European allies repeatedly failed to stop Russian gas pipelines, harmed transatlantic ties, and undermined US policy.
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177. How the Rana Plaza factory collapse changed global supply chains
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New research examines how NGOs, consumers, and major retailers responded to the outrage following the 2013 tragedy in Bangladesh.
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176. The Cold War scandal over export controls
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The leakage of submarine technology to the Soviet Union in the 1980s has lessons for the limits to and coordination of allies’ export controls today.
Trade Talks
175. The dreaded WTO ruling on Trump’s national security tariffs
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The WTO ruled against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, dragging the organization into thorny national security issues.
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174. The incredible rise of Chinese fintech
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New super apps and other internet-enabled technologies have transformed China’s financial sector, with global implications, says Martin Chorzempa.
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173: Did Britain’s slave trade help drive its industrial revolution?
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New research reveals how Britain’s economy benefited from the brutal transatlantic slave trade and its slave holdings.
Trade Talks
172. Peru’s “China shock”: Surprising turns and the women left behind
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A flood of imports from China had an unexpected impact on the Peruvian clothing industry while discouraging Peru’s women workers.
Trade Talks
171. What makes a supply chain resilient
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New research examining India’s pandemic lockdowns sheds light on which supply chains stuck together, which broke apart, and why.
Trade Talks
170. National security, semiconductors, and the US move to cut off China
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The history behind the sudden US ban on certain exports to China, and how the policy affects the global semiconductor supply chain.
Trade Talks
169. Taiwan’s risky trade opening and how it paid off
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In the 1950s, Taiwan was the first poor economy to experiment with trade reform. How its success changed the course of history for others.