This article was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations on Aug. 1, 2025. One of the hardest jobs of a policymaker is to weigh trade-offs. Few policies are clean, absolute, and ...

USPres George Bush and Fernando Collor de Mello of Brazil watch as Trade Reps. Carla Hills of the US and Paraguayan Forgn Minister Alexis Fruto, Argetine FM F Guido di Tella, Brazil's FM Hector Gros, ...

Governments across both advanced and emerging market economies have increasingly rolled out new support for targeted companies and industries over the past decade and a half. Industrial policy, as ...

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