State intervention has made a comeback. States have, in one way or another, always intervened in markets to develop specific industries and push innovation. But there has been a renaissance since the ...

Unfavorable economic conditions and protectionist trade policies are squeezing profit margins for wind and solar energy, hindering the progress of the renewable energy revolution. Global pledges made ...

Protectionism involves government strategies designed to limit international trade to bolster domestic industries. These policies aim to enhance economic activity within a domestic market and address ...

European leaders are up in arms over Washington’s recent moves to reshore U.S. industry. In particular, they’re upset by federal tax credits for American-made electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries.

Ford CEO Jim Farley has a question about President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China: Why stop there? Farley said in a conference call Wednesday that Trump’s ...

After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress, says a new Council Special ...

Ever since news broke in December of the acquisition of US Steel, an iconic industrial firm, by Nippon Steel, a Japanese competitor, opponents have lined up to condemn the deal. On March 14th Joe ...

President Biden’s 2021 declaration that “America is back” was welcomed by European officials eager to move past their trade troubles with the Trump administration. Yet instead of reversing policies ...

Donald Trump’s supporters celebrate him as a man who says what he means and means what he says. The trade crisis he ignited over the past week has provided more proof, if any was needed, that this ...

Just how protectionist will Europe get as the recession bites? So far, there’s no obvious answer to that important question. Some European leaders have expressed concern about the region’s ...

The news out of Geneva last week was that the World Trade Organization (WTO) will live to see another day. That’s because the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) did enough to get members talking about ...