To save the global economy, kick the US out of the WTO The magnitude of Trump’s rule violation is entirely without precedent and demands an unprecedented response.

New oped out today in @politico.eu. Trump has made the US a rogue state on trade, showing a total disregard for the rule of law. The only way to preserve the rules-based trading system is to revoke or suspend the US' WTO membership.

www.politico.eu/article/to-s...

Opinion: How can Canada credibly take on Trump when we, too, break global trade rules? Last fall, the government imposed a 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25-per-cent tariff on steel and aluminum imports from China

New article on why Canada needs to rethink its tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel and aluminum

Challenging the status quo-revisionist power dichotomy: China and the United States in the trade regime There has been intense debate about whether China is a ‘status quo’ or ‘revisionist’ power in the international system. Since the first Trump administration, prompted by the American turn to aggres...

New article out in RIPE special issue on China's impact on global economic governance - Challenging the status quo-revisionist power dichotomy: China and the United States in the trade regime www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk ...

The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.

Canada professors association tells academics to stay away from US The announcement comes as President Donald Trump continues to crack down on higher education and international students.

CAUT writes: “Travellers leaving or returning to Canada, particularly those traveling to the U.S., are increasingly vulnerable to preclearance zones and border searches that may compromise research confidentiality and academic freedom,”

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Tariffs and Trade Wars: Impacts of the Changing Economic-Political Relationship Between Canada and the US Established in 2001, the Canadian Studies Program at UCLA fosters a better understanding of Canadian society and its relationship with the United States.

Online panel this Wednesday on Tariffs and Trade Wars: Impacts of the Changing Economic-Political Relationship Between Canada and the US.

Register at: parc.ucla.edu/canada/event...

UCLA Geography Ursus Symposium - March 26

Tariffs and Trade Wars:
Impacts of the Changing Economic-Political Relationship
Between Canada and the US

parc.ucla.edu/canada/event...

Opinion: Canada needs to hit back much harder against Trump’s America Against tariffs, Canada must target American services, intellectual property and technology – especially those tied to the so-called ‘tech bros’

Canada needs to expand the scope of its trade retaliation to target American services, intellectual property and technology – especially those tied to the “tech bros” who have thrown their weight behind Trump
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

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New research shows B.C.’s dependence on U.S. produce “Our food systems need to be transformed.” — Kushank Bajaj, former University of B.C. postdoctoral research fellow.

A new online tool developed by IRES researchers shows just how many fruits and vegetables eaten in B.C. are imported from the U.S.

Hint: It’s a lot.

vancouversun.com/news/new-res...