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Postcard from a disintegration: Inside the WTO’s fraying seams

31 January 2023
Plurilaterals show a way forward for the WTO
22 November 2022

Will Europe’s new economy be made in China?

31 January 2023

A global rainforest deal is more complicated than you think

31 January 2023

The missing trade in US trade policy

17 January 2023

Are Harmful Tariffs A Price Worth Paying?

10 January 2023

Digital trade facilitation holds the key to resilient trade

06 December 2022

IPEF’s early fanfare masks risks in the US approach

26 October 2022
Forget about free trade agreements
23 August 2022


05 October 2022
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Global Rankings of International Trade Master's Programs
The QS International Trade Rankings help students to identify programs that will secure them employment and accelerate their trade careers, enable companies to hire work-ready talent, and provide universities with comparability, recognition and the means to enhance their global trade programs.

INSEAD Master in Business Administration
INSEAD shapes leaders who are equipped to tackle world-scale challenges and advance business as a force for good. Its values are aligned with those of the Hinrich Foundation. Scholars are up-and-coming executives looking to advance sustainable trade . . .
Hinrich Foundation Alumni Association
We established the Hinrich Foundation Alumni Association (HFAA) to stimulate regular exchanges between young trade leaders committed to advancing sustainable global trade. Led by the Alumni Leadership Committee, the HFAA is a community of people who . . .

Georgetown Master of Science in Foreign Service
Through this generous partial tuition scholarship, we aim to empower future leaders in government, business and civil society to advance trade in consideration of balancing economic, social and environmental implications. The campus in Washington, . . .

Telling the global trade story
Sponsored by the Hinrich Foundation, the National Press Foundation launched a series of online briefings covering all aspects of global trade. These webinars are designed to keep reporters up to date on one of the most complex and important topics . . .
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Media come to us for fresh thinking and deep analysis into the issues impacting global trade outcomes. Read our recent experts’ commentaries. Drawn from a wide range of disciplines and sectors, our experts offer valuable views and opinions on achieving sustainable global trade.

Opinion: A Semiconductor Renaissance Is Under Way. It Will Change the World.

23 December 2022
Geopolitics and other existential factors have disrupted globalization as we’ve known it, fragmenting semiconductor global supply chains. But these same forces also present historic opportunities for innovation and growth. Research Fellow Alex Capri writes for Barron's.

Brunei hits the mark on air quality, political stability

21 December 2022
Brunei topped the chart for political stability in the recently-published Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index (STI) 2022. The sultanate was also found to have the least polluted air and a high number of internet users. Meanwhile, Brunei's technological infrastructure requires improvement.

Nikkei Asia captures international business reporting prize

14 December 2022
Nikkei Asia has won the Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade from the National Press Foundation for its fascinating coverage of how the pandemic, war, and the US-China strife over semiconductors combined to upend global supply chains in 2022. The award carries a $10,000 prize.


12 December 2022
The imposition of climate-based tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium – reportedly being considered by the US and the EU – would set a concerning precedent for China. It also reflects how "trade policy and climate policy are growing increasingly intertwined," said Senior Research Fellow Stephen Olson.

The Most Important Global Trade Group You’ve Never Heard Of

10 December 2022
The US-European Union Trade and Technology Council is fast becoming the West's preferred platform for hasing out global trade strategy. Citing Senior Research Fellow Stephen Olson, this Bloomberg article states that the TTC, along with other initiatives such as the IPEF, are creating new ecosystems.
Nikkei Asia wins Hinrich Foundation trade reporting award
Nikkei Asia has won the Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade from the National Press Foundation for its fascinating coverage of how the pandemic, war, and the escalating US-China strife over semiconductors combined to upend global supply chains in 2022. The Guardian newspaper of Nigeria won an honorable mention for a three-month-long investigation that exposed how herbal products marketed in Nigeria as hailing from Ghana were actually manufactured in Nigeria and falsely labeled.
Strategic Reglobalization: Great power rivalry comes for the multilateral trading system
The multilateral trading system premised on a win-win exchange is in peril because the United States and China continue to subordinate World Trade Organization rules to their hegemonic priorities. Watch Daniel Ikenson, Director of Policy Research, ndp | analytics in this webinar co-developed by the Hinrich Foundation and the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents USA discuss the new era of strategic reglobalization.
Agriculture subsidies and harmful environmental impacts
Trade-distorting subsidies have formed the bulk of domestic government support to the agriculture sector. This kind of support is not just detrimental to trade outcomes but also has a negative environmental impact. Watch this webinar to understand the unintended consequences of agricultural subsidies and what can be done to address them. Featured speakers include Ken Ash, Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide; Deborah Elms, Founder and Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre; and Peter Draper, Professor and Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide.
Where Great Powers Meet by David Shambaugh
In his book, Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia, Professor Shambaugh examines how the United States and China are engaged in a broad-gauged and global competition for power.
The World Turned Upside Down by Clyde Prestowitz
In this book, Clyde Prestowitz describes the key challenges posed by China and the strategies America and other liberal democracies must adopt to meet them. He argues that these approaches must be more sophisticated and comprehensive than a narrowly targeted trade war, and that they don't have to contravene international or domestic law.
China, Trade and Power by Stewart Paterson
We supported the publication of “China, Trade and Power: Why the West’s Economic Engagement Has Failed” to promote reasoned and informed debate on the trade relationship between the West and China. This book, by Stewart Paterson, describes the unintended consequences of the policy of engagement that led to China's accession to the WTO in 2001, and aims to equip policymakers, business leaders and civil societies to contribute to the design of mutually beneficial approaches for sustainable global trade.
Developing China: The Remarkable Impact of Foreign Direct Investment
We commissioned Professor Michael J. Enright to lead a major research project identifying the impact of foreign direct investment on China’s economic development. The book provides a powerful analysis of China’s policies toward foreign investment and gives foreign companies tools to demonstrate their contributions to host countries, showing the tremendous power of foreign investment to help transform economies.