FPIF Issues: Trade

Postcard from Mumbai

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:27:51 -0400

Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is one of many reminders that the modern economy has not transcended the realities of undercompensated manual toil.

Blood Phones and the Congo

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:09:20 -0400

The slaughter in the DRC is intricately linked to electronic components carried by millions of people in the United States and Europe.

An Agreement on Arms -- With No Teeth

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:40:18 -0400

While the Arms Trade Treaty doesn't do anything to affect American gun owners, it's so weak that it doesn't seem to affect anybody at all.

Will China Wear Out Its Welcome in Africa?

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:08:28 -0400

In some corners of Africa, the seams of the tight Africa-China relationship are becoming stretched.

NAFTA at 20: The New Spin

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:15:29 -0400

Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.

U.S. Arms Fuel Asian Tension

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:12:17 -0500

The U.S. 'pivot' to the South and East China Seas has energised the American industrial-military complex, dimming the prospects for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing disputes in the region.

Four More Years: Europe's Meltdown

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:35:35 -0500

Why is the Obama administration pressing Europeans to increase military spending? And what should it matter to Washington if Britain remains in the EU?

Obama Misses Opportunity to Stem Gun Flow to Mexico

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:43:51 -0500

Current U.S. gun control legislation neglects the opportunity to reduce the flow of arms over the Mexican border.

Militarizing Latin America: Four More Years

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Washington should recognize that Latin America is experimenting with new political and economic models to reduce the region's traditional poverty and inequality.

The Pentagon as a Global NRA

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:23:45 -0500

No one seems to see the slightest contradiction in an administration that calls for legal limits on advanced weaponry in the U.S., yet is working assiduously to remove barriers to the sale of advanced weaponry overseas.