International trade is once again in the spotlight. A new Monthly Briefing from UN DESA examines the evolving dynamics, offering insights into both the risks and potential opportunities ahead.

For more than 8,000 years, the desire for goods from distant countries has driven the evolution of complex international trade networks. These trade routes have left a lasting imprint in cultures ...

International trade, with the U.S. and China at the forefront, is undergoing a paradigmatic shift away from free trade and ...

Governments have long regulated international trade in goods, technology, and investment for purposes of revenue generation, economic policy, ...

On March 5, 2025, the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) CEO Betsy Natz joined several other industry leaders at an event held by the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition ...

If there is a point on which most economists agree, it is that trade among nations makes the world better off. Yet international trade can be a contentious political issue, both domestically and ...

President Trump has made good on a number of campaign commitments since being sworn in on January 20. Perhaps the one issue that has created the ...

President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher ...

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors weigh the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, after another day of losses on Wall Street ...

The film discusses the significance of foreign trade in relation to nationalism and internationalism. It emphasizes that while countries seek economic advantage, they also desire global understanding ...

The course will be divided into three modules. The first covers the multilateral and domestic institutional contexts for international trade and capital flows. The cases will allow us to consider how ...

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), signed in 1947 by 23 countries, is a treaty minimizing barriers to international trade by eliminating or reducing quotas, tariffs, and subsidies.