Jagdish Bhagwati, one of America’s leading economic and political analysts of international trade policy, has just completed a new book, Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade (Oxford University Press/Council on Foreign Relations, June 2008). The theme and conclusions of Bhagwati’s study will be discussed at...

Kazakhstan’s negotiations to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) will have far-reaching consequences for its future economic and political development—the reforms demanded by WTO membership will determine whether the country moves along a path of market-based development or remains mired in dysfunctional command-and-control policies and institutions. WTO membership and the...

Australia is historically well-versed in the challenges of immigration, but an evasive attitude about integrating Muslims should prompt Australia to reconsider its policies.

The adoption of flat tax systems in eastern Europe - following their earlier introduction in Hong Kong and the Channel Islands - has sparked growing interest in western Europe and the US.

In Ecuador, operating under the radar, Rafael Correa is imposing his own autocratic vision for his country's path to salvation.

By November 2, Democratic candidates at every level were fleeing Obama's embrace. They feared precisely what Republicans sought: a national referendum on his policies and performance.

The European constitution that has been proposed does not fulfill the purposes of a rule based system of market and political choice and should be rejected.