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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross discussed the administration’s position on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington,…

Jeremy Haft talked about the ongoing evolution of the U.S.-China economic relationship, in particular the way future changes in U.S. trade policy could affect that relationship. Mr. Haft challenged…

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson briefed reporters aboard Air Force One on the way to Brussels. He answered questions on the president’s meeting with the Pope, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,…

Professor Kathleen Schwartzman talked about her book, The Chicken Trail: Following Workers, Migrants, and Corporations across the Americas, in which she examines the impact of global trade deals…

Vice President Pence swore in Robert Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) made brief introductory remarks, and former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), for whom Mr.…

Shanker Singham, an adviser to the British government on its negotiations to leave the European Union, talked about the impact of Brexit on the future of U.S.-U.K. trade policy. Much of his…

Panelists talked about the Trump administration’s trade policies. They spoke about U.S.-China trade relations, the future of NAFTA, and the president’s executive orders on trade. The forum…

Economists, authors, and academics talked about who benefits from globalization and trade policies. During the 2016 presidential campaign, both Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders…

After meeting with rural farmers in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with reporters and answered questions on U.S.-Canada trade relations and his recent…

President Trump met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his wife in the Oval Office of the White House. The president said President Macri was a long-time friend of his, wished him luck…

President Trump signed a memorandum on aluminum imports and U.S. manufacturing. The memorandum directed the commerce department to investigate whether foreign aluminum imports impact U.S.…

Mark Toner briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of international topics including recent military threats from North Korea’s leaders and the U.S. imposition of…

At the daily White House briefing, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the Trump administration would impose a 20 percent tariff on a softwood lumber from Canada. Secretary Ross said…

President Trump signed a memorandum directing the Commerce Department to conduct an investigation into the implications of foreign-made steel imports on national security. He emphasized the…

Panelists talked about trade deficits and whether they are good or bad for the U.S. economy. Robert Shapiro, former under secretary of Economic Affairs at the Commerce Department during the…

President Trump made remarks about two executive orders related to trade. The first order ensures duties are collected from imposing foreign importers that violate trade rules, and the…

Peter Navarro gave the opening keynote address at an economic policy conference hosted by the National Association for Business Economics. After his speech he participated in a moderated…

Timothy Heath and Sean Miner previewed Secretary of State Tillerson’s visit to China.

This 1951 Coronet educational film describes the process of international commerce and trade and argues that it is a necessity of the modern world. It uses the sale of American tractors to…