Despite an increasingly difficult political terrain--including deep divisions between the two major parties over trade policy, as well as equally deep intra-party divisions with the Democratic Party--U.S. presidents and the U.S. executive have adopted remarkably unified goals.

Over the past two decades, the United States has increasingly balanced its prime commitment to the multilateral trading system and the GATT/WTO with supplemental negotiations for regional trade agreements and bilateral agreements with nations around the entire trading world. Under the George W. Bush administration, this multidimensional approach—“competitive liberalization,” as...

What plausible alternatives exist for multilateralism?

Considering new U.S. domestic political realities, diplomatic and security imperatives will pose a huge challenge for the next president and Congress as they attempt to advance national interests.

Both presidential nominees have been silent on China, its human rights record, and its role in shaping the future security apparatus of East Asia.

AsAPEC meets later this month, the central question its leaders must confront is their response to the stalemate in the multilateral negotiations launched at Doha.

Should we have free trade in America? Ifwe do, how should we trade freely?

The president must attend to the China question if the Bush Doctrine is to endure.