We asked a group of experts to envision the future of supply chains and how changes to them will impact national economies.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former US trade representative and Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman about how global trade moves forward in the midst of President Trump's tariffs.

Despite decades of promises about development and global equality, the deep divide between the Global North and South remains rooted in centuries of exploitation. Far from ending with colonialism, ...

While there is more than enough food produced to feed the world's population, hunger and food insecurity persist.

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A generational shift is taking place in the global trade and financial system. New U.S.-driven trade policies and deals are ...

With the proposed policies of the new U.S. administration bound to reshape global trade, we’re witnessing the "great unwinding" of the interconnected global system. Recent changes in trade policy and ...

I’ve recently read two books that help clarify the competing sides in today’s growing intellectual debate over free trade, globalization, and neoliberalism. On one side is Trade Wars Are Class Wars ...

For decades, the global economy has promised convergence. The message has been straightforward: open your markets, liberalise your trade, attract investment, and prosperity will follow. Yet many ...

The Beijing+30 review of the BDPfA in March 2025, paid special attention to several trade-related gaps to ensure women’s full economic empowerment and gender equality in global trade. Much as progress ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...