Nov 19, 2025
Most ViewedNew world order
Debate over a “new world order” in 2025 centers on whether U.S. primacy is being replaced by a China-led alternative, a bipolar U.S.–China axis, or a more complex “multiplex” in which Asia and the Glo...
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24 resultsOct 28, 2025
Most ViewedHow does the Trump administration's trade record compare to that of the Biden administration in 2024?
The two administrations adopted different trade playbooks: the Trump era pursued broad, protectionist tariff pressure aimed at reshoring and bilateral leverage, while the Biden era has emphasized such...
Dec 18, 2025
Most ViewedIs trump leading us to isolationism
Donald Trump’s foreign policy mixes isolationist instincts—tariffs, skepticism of alliances, and disengagement from multilateral institutions—with episodic hawkish actions and unilateral military stri...
Dec 21, 2025
How have U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil shipments been implemented and challenged in international forums since 2019?
Since 2019 the United States has used executive orders, Treasury designations and licensing rules to choke off Venezuela’s oil revenue — principally by sanctioning PDVSA and entities in the oil sector...
Jan 17, 2026
How did tariffs and trade actions under Trump affect specific U.S. manufacturing sectors?
Tariffs and trade actions under President Trump produced a mixed, often adverse set of outcomes across U.S. manufacturing: a few protected producers saw higher output or temporary relief from import c...
Jan 16, 2026
What's the impact of Trump's distrust in international organizarions on the city of Geneva?
Geneva is already feeling a concrete shock from the Trump administration’s distrust-driven pullback: abrupt freezes and withdrawals of US funding and participation are forcing layoffs, programme pause...
Dec 22, 2025
Has the EU ever used trade tariffs or countermeasures against the United States?
Yes. The European Union has imposed tariffs and other countermeasures against the United States on multiple occasions, most visibly in 2018 in response to US steel and aluminium tariffs and again via ...
Jan 21, 2026
Did President Joe Biden(term of 2021-2025) continue the US-EU trade war that President Trump started in his first term?
did not simply perpetuate an all‑out "US‑ " that began under ; his administration moved quickly to de‑escalate headline disputes (notably by suspending ‑ retaliatory tariffs and converting some steel ...
Jan 20, 2026
How do Chinese internet restrictions affect VPNs, encryption, and cross-border data flows?
China’s internet rules have constrained how VPNs operate inside the country, pushed firms toward licensed corporate connectivity and proprietary cross‑border channels, and tightened regulatory control...
Jan 10, 2026
What changes to tariffs and trade policy occurred during the Trump administration and in the post-2024 period?
The Trump administration’s trade posture evolved from targeted “trade war” tariffs in its first term into a far broader, legally novel and more aggressive tariff regime after 2024 that raised average ...
Jan 8, 2026
Trump implied 500% tariff on India?
Yes — reporting shows President Trump publicly backed or “greenlit” a bipartisan Russia‑sanctions bill that many outlets say would allow or require tariffs of at least 500% on goods from countries tha...
Dec 12, 2025
wef and the 2010 reforms
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based platform that promotes public-private dialogue and publishes influential reports such as the Global Competitiveness and Global Risks series; it convene...
Dec 10, 2025
what exactly do tariffs do?
Tariffs are taxes on imports that raise the price of foreign goods, generate government revenue and shift trade patterns — with recent U.S. measures in 2025 raising the average applied tariff rate tow...
Dec 9, 2025
What were the average USA EU tariff rates in 2020?
In 2020 the commonly cited simple-average MFN (most-favoured-nation) applied tariff rate was 3.4% for the United States and 5.1% for the European Union, according to a Congressional Research Service s...
Nov 28, 2025
What tariffs and tariff-rate quotas apply to US milk and dairy products in Canada?
Canada uses tariff‑rate quotas (TRQs) for U.S. dairy: specified volumes enter at low or zero duty while any imports beyond those quotas face very high “over‑quota” tariffs that routinely exceed 200% f...
Nov 28, 2025
Was the covid vaccine patented for profit?
Patents and other intellectual-property (IP) protections were central to debates about COVID-19 vaccines: critics argued patents kept prices and production control with firms and slowed access, while ...
Nov 26, 2025
How do U.S. trade policies, tariffs, and sanitary rules affect beef imports?
U.S. tariffs, tariff‑rate quotas (TRQs) and sanitary import rules together shape how much foreign beef arrives, from where, and at what cost: TRQs give lower duties up to set volumes while above‑quota...
Nov 23, 2025
How would a US-China war affect global trade and the economy?
A full-scale US–China war — distinct from the tariff-driven trade wars of recent years — would severely disrupt global trade, likely shrinking output, raising prices and forcing major supply‑chain bif...
Nov 21, 2025
How did Washington's lack of a corporate income tax influence Boeing's relocation decision?
Washington’s tax environment was a major bargaining chip in multiple Boeing decisions: the state granted massive aerospace tax breaks (widely reported as roughly $8.7–$9 billion in the 2013 package) t...
Nov 13, 2025
Were there changes in trade policies influencing food imports in 2025?
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