Self-sufficiency? One of the fastest ways to die. Good luck growing your own wheat, spinning your own cloth, and performing life-saving surgery on yourself. Autarky, economists’ fancy word for this ...

Despite his deep affection for tariffs, President Trump is fundamentally a “free trader” and an “internationalist,” his ...

John Prince Smith, a British national who settled in Germany, led a free-trade movement in that country in the mid-19th ...

It is time to reject complacency, regain inventiveness and the reputation for producing goods and services of high quality ...

Brics leaders had to walk a tightrope between criticising US tariffs while avoiding a confrontation with Mr Trump. Read more ...

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 ...

Douglas Alexander will deliver a speech at the Pacific Future Forum in Tokyo and meet with the Korea trade minister to ...

India and Israel have formalized a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to bolster economic cooperation and pave the way for a ...

When the Anti-Tariff Declaration was published on Friday, more than 150 economists signed on to oppose President Donald Trump's trade policy. Less than a week later, the number of signatories ...

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 ...