We asked a group of experts to envision the future of supply chains and how changes to them will impact national economies.

The US is reliant on a complex network of intertwined global supply chains for its substantial imports of arms and ammunition - supply chains that include China, for now. As the US de-risks its ...

The United States is currently imposing its highest tariffs since the 1930s, dramatically reshaping global trade patterns, economies, and market dynamics throughout 2025. This is driven largely by ...

The rewiring of global trade is not a temporary disruption, but a structural shift with enduring implications. Rising tariffs, export controls, and investment restrictions are reconfiguring ...

New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The U.S. trade data for 2024 makes clear that the U.S. trade deficit was expanding ...

In the past, trade disruptions often spelled crisis for business and that has certainly been a feature of recent media coverage. But today it may in fact point to a new kind of opportunity, ...

Amid the headlines and noise of the latest tariffs from Washington and the growing fears about the state of global trade, a quiet movement to support free and open commerce is taking place in world ...

The Ocean's Steady Breath The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, ...