Fireside Chat - Resisting the Fragmentation of the World Economy

OCP Policy Center and the German Marshall Fund are pleased to present this second edition of Atlantic Currents, an annual report charting wider Atlantic patterns and perspectives. The report is the result of a close collaboration between The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and OCP Policy Center, and is a companion to the Atlantic Dialogues, our annual forum in Morocco. Both activities are part of a multi-year partnership to promote dialogue and analysis on issues aff ...

International trade has become a pervasive feature of our lives, yet it remains controversial and resisted across the world. High and rising income inequality, which is often blamed on international trade, especially trade with China, is one reason. But the main driver of inequality is new technology, not international trade. Although trade interacts with new technology in ways that often lead to higher inequality, trade and technology also lie at the root of economic advance. So th ...

Le présent article examine les efforts déployés par la Chine pour s’assurer l’accès à des ressources naturelles provenant de l’étranger en quantités toujours plus importantes. Dans sa quête de ressources nécessaires pour alimenter son économie, la Chine cherche-t-elle à encourager le développement des marchés internationaux ou plutôt à s’approvisionner en ressources de façon plus mercantiliste ? L’attitude variable de la Chine sur un large éventail de marchés des ressources suggère ...