The world on the brink: Why governments must invest in peace, not just arms

Global security indicators suggest a significant deterioration in peace and stability. By most accounts, the world is now more violent and more dangerous than at any point in recent history. Read More

President Trump is upending global trade as we know it. What comes next?

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former US trade representative and Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman about how global trade moves forward in the midst of President Trump's tariffs. Read More

Trump’s historic new tariffs are now in effect. Here’s what you need to know

President Donald Trump just enacted a new wave of tariffs on dozens of America’s trading partners, marking a substantial escalation in ongoing trade tensions that could constitute the biggest change ... Read More

Trump’s Oval Office ‘session’ on the economy? Charts about Biden.

The White House summoned reporters to the Oval Office just after the president named a Federal Reserve nominee — but that wasn’t what he wanted to talk about. President Donald Trump had just named a ... Read More

As Trump's tariffs take shape, is America really winning?

When it comes to tariffs, President Trump is clear: America is winning. But the reality so far is proving to be different. Tariffs are sparking intense uncertainty in the U.S. and around the world — ... Read More

How Trump's secondary tariffs on Russia could hit the global economy

Despite being the world's most sanctioned country, Russia has continued to use its vast energy wealth to bankroll its war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is hoping to change that. He has ... Read More

Economy 'On the Brink' of Recession by End of Year, Moody's Economist Warns

In an interview with Newsweek, Mark Zandi outlined the risks to the U.S. economy and how it could skirt—or slip into—a downturn. Read More

Trump promised an economic ‘golden age.’ New signs suggest trouble may lie ahead

WASHINGTON — For all of President Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators last week told a potentially worrisome story as the effects of his policies are coming into ... Read More

Trump’s Trade Representative: Why We Remade the Global Order

Ambassador Greer is the U.S. trade representative. It must be an unwritten rule that international economic orders emerge at stately hotels. In 1944, as World War II raged, Allied representatives ... Read More

Trump seeks to celebrate tariffs, reassure on economy

President Trump sought to celebrate his new tariff regime and reassure the public about his economic stewardship on Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global economic order came into ... Read More