The Globalist

If history is to serve as a guide, xenophobia must be treated as a grave risk that is as contagious and as deadly as any virus.

COVID 19 will change trade relations among Asian countries themselves, as well as between the U.S. and Asia.

How will Japan’s new emperor fare when it comes to promoting Japan’s image and interests overseas?

Shinzo Abe will have a hard time to make his vision of a Japan as the biggest Asian power a reality.

By moving forward with the bilateral trade deal, Japan and the EU are making clear that the global appetite for trade deals outside of the U.S. remains strong.

The Trump administration places too much emphasis on reducing the trade deficit — and not enough on investing in future U.S. competitiveness.

For both Japan and the U.S. to benefit from a shift in trade dynamics between the two countries, weapons may be the best choice for Tokyo and Washington.

Overcoming nationalistic barriers is more urgent than ever for pro-Western Asian countries.

Asian countries like South Korea are nervous about the United States changing its trade deals next.

Trump or no Trump: Taiwan’s path for growth is curtailed by a political roadblock, the PRC’s “One China” policy.