Discover Frederic Bastiat's influence as a 19th-century economist known for critiquing protectionism and promoting free trade ...

As economic security policies gain ground across major APEC economies, the forum has remained largely silent on the issue. While framed as national security, these policies often undermine the liberal ...

Globalization’s first age some 200 years ago sheds light on today’s turn toward economic nationalism The “first age” of globalization was beset by contradictions. In the 60 years or so before World ...

After decades of shouting into the void that free trade is good, those of us in the "eliminate tariffs, embrace comparative advantage, and let me buy my haggis-flavored chips online without an import ...

Lost in today’s noisy trade debates is a simple but powerful truth: There are only four ways to get what you want. You can receive a gift, steal it, make it, or trade for it. That’s it. Manna from ...

The European Union is “advancing” in free trade talks with the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia, EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said yesterday, shortly after signing a landmark trade pact ...