The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has called for a new Plaza accord to address what he sees as China’s unfair trade practices.
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Africa does not need another grand vision. It needs to treat the vision it already has as a discipline.
This week’s summit has revived a 20-year-old idea of the ‘Group of Two’ superpowers working together with global benefits. But we’re now living in a different world.
Rebuffed by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is seeking to exploit a different tariff tool to regain leverage. Whether it succeeds remains in question.
Canada’s shunning of beer, wine and spirits from the US is a textbook example of how market access for politically exposed goods can quickly unravel.
Right now, many of these cases claiming unfair treatment are still pending. But the rulings could have big financial implications for governments around the world.
Business is booming for fakes, worth at least US$467 billion a year worldwide. But some fake products can pose serious health risks to unsuspecting buyers.
South-east Asia is becoming more explicitly tied into great-power competition, and the Strait of Malacca is at the centre of it.
Middle East tensions and the economic disruptions they have caused will nudge China closer to Africa.
Companies that had sued for tariff refunds are taking different approaches to getting their money back – or quitting the effort.
African countries face unfair trade rules, delayed decisions and weak support, leaving them exporting raw goods and losing out economically.
Australian producers will still be able to use terms like prosecco, kransky and parmesan – but there’s a catch.
For the EUDR to succeed, this delay must serve as a catalyst for both political and practical reforms — unlocking meaningful progress for forests, farmers, and truly transparent, fair trade.
The vital strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to shipping since the start of the conflict in Iran.
China’s zero tariff regime has the potential to boost trade between African countries and lead to better coordination.
Strong institutions ensure that foreign investment supports sustainable growth rather than environmental decay.
Crypto works in Nigeria because of very human networks of trust.
Australia’s best defence isn’t to retreat from open trade, but to strengthen and diversify the rules-based system that supports it.
A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.
Agoa’s effectiveness was limited even before US tariffs started changing unpredictably.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Bath
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in EU and International Economic Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Reader in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong