A 'Major Win' for Panamanian Corruption

After the agreement with Panama was passed, President Martinelli spoke of 'fortifying a great and historic friendship between Americans and Panamanians.' Contributing familiar political hyperbole, he diverted attention from the crucial issue of corruption in Panama

Colombia and Panama Trade Deals Just a Chance

In the new crisis-ridden global economy, free trade agreements are no longer what they used to be. In the past, when the U.S. economy was growing fast, gaining preferential access to the U.S. market was a make-or-break deal for countries like Colombia or Panama.

Cuba's Domestic Reforms Surge Past Immobilized United States

Havana has announced economic reforms that could eventually allow free market policies to take root in Cuba, exposing the irrationality of Washington's aging and outdated stance toward Havana

Steelworkers Push Obama On China Trade

While heralding the president's decision to put solar panels on the White House roof, a union-backed coalition says it would be an 'empty gesture' if the administration didn't also address trade-distorting subsidies from China, the world's leading maker of solar panels

United States - South Korea Trade Deal Win-Win for Jobs and Economy

Congress approved the deal in a rare bipartisan achievement after negotiators overcame U.S. auto industry complaints that previous efforts at a deal failed to do enough to lift South Korea's barriers to U.S.-made cars

Obama's Trade Deal Delays Have Cost Jobs

The president's jobs effort is too little, too late, and too political, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus writes

Vote on Disputed Trade Bill Could Be Hitched to Jobs Retraining

The Senate plans to vote as soon as this week on a bill that would eliminate duties on some imports from 129 nations

Latin America: For Trade, Obama Doesn't Look South

The Obama administration's first big move on international trade is good news for Asia, but it doesn't bode well for much of Latin America.

America's New Energy Dependency: China's Metals

America's Clean-energy economy needs rare-earth metals to succeed and China has a near monopoly. In 2007, a standoff unfolded between China and several American companies. China was threatening to withhold supplies that keep refiners in business. A worried State Department intervened.

Blind Eye to Colombia's Questionable Human Rights Record

The Colombian trade accord, first drafted by former President George W. Bush, and later revised by his incumbent Barack Obama, has been widely criticized for expanding trade relations with a country that still has an enormous record of human rights violations toward political activists and union leaders

Is Free Trade Good for Colombia

Is Free Trade Good for Colombia, and is it Good for the United States? Has the Free Trade Agreement Between Colombia and the U.S. Reached a Cross Roads?

Why DOHA Trade Negotiations Are Doomed and What We Should Do About It

It is time for the international community to recognize that the Doha Round is doomed. Started in 2001 under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). Yet after countless attempts to achieve a resolution, the talks have dragged on into their tenth year, with no end in sight

United States Losing Latin America Market Share

While U.S. exports to the region are growing, in some cases significantly, their percentage of Latin America's overall imports is shrinking. To put it in economists' jargon, U.S. exports are losing market share in Latin America.