An old Chinese proverb says “It is better to break one finger than to injure ten." It reveals a lot about "free trade" versus ...

The free trade and investment agreement between the U.S. and South Korea will hit the 10-year mark on March 15. With bilateral trade having expanded nearly 70% over the past decade, the agreement ...

Taiwan is America’s ninth largest trading partner. The United States and Taiwan signed a Trade and Investment Framework in 1994 and have conducted a series of meetings to deepen their economic ...

Anthony Kim is a research fellow in economic freedom, editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and manager of global engagement in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.

Don Racheter is a retired political scientist who taught for 30 years at Central College in Pella. He is a founder and former president of the Iowa Association of Political Scientists. With one in ...

The Biden administration likes to distinguish between “traditional free trade agreements” and its “21st century trade framework.” Late last week, this match-up was brought into sharp relief. On ...

Glenn Hubbard tried to dissuade President George W. Bush from putting tariffs on imported steel. As chairman of Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, he told the president in 2001 that the harm from ...

There is a grave misalignment between how the European Union (EU) conducts agricultural policy within and outside its borders. This is particularly evident in its trade relations with Latin America.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover globalization and international economic policy. In recent years, both America and the world have witnessed a significant ...

Mr. Lighthizer, the author of “No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking On China, and Helping America’s Workers,” was the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s frequent calls for new tariffs on foreign goods may have overshadowed another massive trade-related pledge he made about a month before the November election: ...