When looking at jobs and the KORUS FTA there are three additional factors to consider – trade in services, foreign direct investment, and items covered by the KORUS FTA.
Fulfilling its role as a leading “middle power,” Korea should move to join a rump Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that would include the eleven nation states who negotiated the TPP with the United States.
Not all is easy for Kim Jong-un as he must soon make important and probably irrevocable decisions with respect to how far he will allow the market economy to expand.
Unlike past U.S. elections, President-elect Donald Trump has made trade a centerpiece of his campaign.
Do claims of the KORUS FTA costing the United States 100,000 jobs hold up?
International trade has become a top-tier political issue during this U.S. election cycle that has come together to create a “perfect storm” for candidates at all levels in both political parties.
Any hopes that last spring’s “toughest ever” UN Security Council sanctions would cripple North Korea’s economy are likely to be dashed by recently released Chinese customs data.
Last night’s debate between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump highlights trade as a top tier political issue in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
During and after the TPP negotiations, significant debates took place in South Korea on why it did not join the TPP negotiations in the first round.
Exactly who is Tim Kaine and what are his views on international trade and America’s role in the world?