In this post, we will examine two critical elements of current US trade policy and how they could be affected under the Harris Administration. Despite some changes around the edges, in ways that matter to the US economy and to US consumers there was not a significant...
Hopes that Venezuela’s oil industry could resurge to meet the constant demand for this key resource have faded with the contested results of Venezuela’s Presidential elections held on July 28, 2024. The current President, Nicolás Maduro, and the opposition candidate,...
With the U.S. waging “wars of containment” on two fronts, companies are having to navigate an increasingly complex landscape of US trade enforcement measures in 2023 and beyond. Containing Russia Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022 provided a turning point in...
The moratorium on the imposition of customs duties on e-commerce transactions put in place by the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a necessary, but insufficient step for women traders to benefit from the worldwide growth of digital trade. The WTO E-Commerce...
Have you seen any of the latest TIkTok ads? In one, a young black man who runs a boxing school talks about how he was motivated by his mother to start and how much he has been helped by being able to promote his school on TikTok. Meanwhile, university campuses,...
Climate change is one of the most urgent global challenges of our day, affecting many facets of our life, including the global economy and commerce. Rising temperatures, increased frequency of natural catastrophes, and other climate-related occurrences are wreaking...