Protectionism

… is from page 7 of Bas Van Der Vossen’s and Jason Brennan’s excellent 2018 book, In Defense of Openness: Knowing what actually has a history of making a difference helps one appreciate what’s morally appropriate to demand of others. And flawed moral principles often look attractive because they match…

DiplomaTech Head of Israeli Economic Mission in Berlin Doron Abrahami is optimistic trade with Germany is primed to blossom Allon Sinai 18:3015.05.20 If anyone has benefitted from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic it has been companies and startups offering digital medical solutions. With much of the world moving to remote work,…

The pandemic is amplifying the risk of a world-wide food-price spike, which would trigger outright crises in many developing countries. Governments must therefore work together to address disruptions to food supply chains and prevent food protectionism from becoming the post-pandemic new normal. ST. PETERSBURG/SINGAPORE – Even before the pandemic, there…

Bengaluru; For the BJP, anything manufactured in India, including by multinational companies, are local products and it would not make a distinction among them, the party said on Thursday. Responding to questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for national self-reliance, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member, G V L…

From an open letter to Mr. Trump: A Buy America directive can also hamstring the ability of U.S. pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturers to meet our future needs if firms are denied access to essential foreign supplies. Moreover, we can expect our trading partners to adopt retaliatory “Don’t Buy American”…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) Washington, DC Sen. Hawley: In response to a Dan Drezner column sharply criticizing your embrace of protectionism, you tweet the following: Is this a parody? “While globalization has undeniably created costs for some Americans, those costs are dwarfed by the aggregate benefits.” Right! So Americans should…

Home | Wire | More Protectionism and Regulation Won't Fix the Economy 0 Views Tags ImmigrationProtectionism and Free TradeWar and Foreign PolicyIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant economic strains, some protectionists and anti-immigration ideologues are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to advance their nationalist…

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, at a conference on Feb 5, 2020By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Friday signaled a possible downward revision of global economic forecasts, and warned the United States and China against rekindling a trade war…

We commend the Editors for bringing to readers’ attention the “unfortunate distinction” of Canada's otherwise laudable publicly funded Medicare.1The LancetCanada needs universal pharmacare. The effects of this distinction on health, such as poor adherence, poor health outcomes, and avoidable hospital admissions, are well documented.2Morgan SG Lee A Cost-related non-adherence to…

US President Donald Trump met with China's President Xi Jinping at the startG20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan last year - ReutersRising Sino-US tension is problematic and undermines the broad multinational cooperation needed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's ambassador to China said on Thursday.Nicolas Chapuis said during a briefing…