New Thinking Needed on Supply Chain Resilience
The U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission heard from panelists this week on Washington’s reshoring efforts. Question: Will there be any buyers?
The U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission heard from panelists this week on Washington’s reshoring efforts. Question: Will there be any buyers?
President Biden’s Executive Order to waive solar tariffs on Southeast Asia effectively puts an existing trade case against those countries on hold.
P&O Ferries is the largest operator of ferryboats between the British Isles and the European Continent, a $1.1 billion company carrying 10 million passengers a year. Two weeks ago, on March 24, P&O shocked its 800 employees by firing all of them. But it was less what it did than how it did it. On…
The International Trade Commission hears from real-life stakeholders — blue-collar manufacturing workers — about how globalization has negatively impacted their wages and communities.
The United States bike industry is in the midst of an unprecedented boom, triggered by the COVID pandemic. Bike sales rose sharply in the spring of 2020, as gyms, yoga studios and other exercise centers shut down and Americans sought outdoor activities like biking, a relatively safe form of exercise. In 2021, the sales surge…
Free trade loses out to a bigger government role in securing domestic supply chains of critical medication.
In June, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai gave a speech in which she outlined her vision of worker-centered trade, a popular phrase among Biden administration officials. According to Tai: “Build Back Better starts by growing the economy from the bottom up and the middle out and putting workers at the center of our economic plans…In…
By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel All nations with a domestic car industry want to come out ahead in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). But the truth is there will be winners and losers. Some are playing to win, and others aren’t. In this article, we’re going to take a look at India, a…
Doug Berger of Industry Reimagined 2030 joins Ken Rapoza in Coalition Conversations. Join us as they talk about shifting the national narrative of US industry from a prevailing view of ‘inevitable decline’ to one of ‘vibrant opportunity.’ They discuss industry driven approaches aimed at reaching mainstream companies becoming import competitive, localizing supply chains and reducing…
A year ago, at the height of the pandemic, a severe shortage of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) hit America. Hospitals were asking staff to re-use masks and other protective equipment. Health care professionals, political leaders, and ordinary people with family members in hospitals and on ventilators were all in agreement: the U.S. must not…