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The 21st Century Silk Road
On March 28, 2015, Beijing introduced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a Chinese-led venture that aims to connect parts…
Browsing: Trade
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Sleeping With an Elephant
“Living next to you, is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant,” Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau…
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Glimpse Talks Trends: a (handwoven) Cornucopia of Deplorables
Correspondents Luke Phillips and Spencer Slagowitz sit down for a conversation about trends in foreign affairs, from trade to climate…
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Why the TTIP Should Be Signed
The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free-trade agreement, yet to be signed, that goes far beyond simply…
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A Game of Chicken
South Africa’s agriculture industry can breathe a sigh of relief. No, its farming exports will not lose preferential, duty-free access…
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Internet Infrastructure: The New Frontier of Foreign Aid
Within any government, the allocation of foreign aid gets encumbered by some of the worst bureaucracy and political inanity. Despite…
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“Donate a Kidney, Buy the New iPhone”: The Booming Illegal Global Organ Trade
The title of this article is neither a joke nor is it unrealistic. Rather, it indicates an ugly truth that…
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The Dangers of Rafael Correa’s Burgeoning Autocracy
John Oliver, burning tires and flowers. Why do these three seemingly disparate entities belong in the same list? They each…
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The Correspondents Weigh-In: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Kenneth Lee The Trans-Pacific Partnership, representing 40% of global GDP, is the largest trade deal in history, short of the…
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Development from an African Perspective
Every year, numerous articles and books are written on the topic of development. These publications regularly focus on Sub-Saharan Africa,…
