Jagdish Bhagwati criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for failing to close the Doha Round, decrying outsourcing, and surrending to the "manufactures fetish."

Trade accounts for an increasing portion of the U.S. economy, and the Obama administration has embraced a ramped up export strategy. But debate persists over the merits of a vigorous free trade agenda.

Jagdish Bhagwati recommends developing nations avoid emigration restrictions to stem the outflow of their skilled workers.

The White House released its National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security on January 25, 2012.

Matthew J. Slaughter, CFR's adjunct senior fellow for business and globalization, and William F. Owens, senior fellow at University of Denver's Institute for Public Policy Studies and former governor of Colorado, discuss the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.

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President Obama's plans for a consolidated trade and commerce department underscores his goal of doubling U.S. exports by the end of 2014, but some question how creating a larger organization will increase efficiency.

Jagdish Bhagwati argues that while the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being sold in the United States as evidence of American leadership on trade, the exact opposite is true.

Russia's pending membership in the World Trade Organization could alter its global economic standing and boost trading partners. But experts say Moscow must restructure its economy to benefit from joining the club.

Jagdish Bhagwati and Rajeev Kohli make the case for proposed reforms to India's retail sector that would allow the entry of retail giants like Wal-Mart, Tesco, and Carrefour.

The U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Action Plan was released in December 2011. The plan pertains to the two countries' bilateral trade and investment relationship.

President Obama and Canadian prime minister Harper gave these remarks in Washington, DC on December 7, 2011.

Every president asserts that the next trade treaty will turn America into an export powerhouse, but that's just not true, claims Michael Lind.

Because of increasing American recalcitrance on multilateral issues, Jagdish Bhagwati holds little hope for the Durban climate change talks.

U.S. and EU leaders issued this joint statement on November 28, 2011 following a White House meeting between President Obama and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.

A multilateral free trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, dominated President Obama's agenda at the APEC summit in Hawaii. This is part of a U.S. effort to increase economic cooperation with Asia to boost exports and create jobs, says expert Simon Tay.

Despite U.S. Congressional ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), KORUS ratification by the South Korean National Assembly has proven to be more difficult than anticipated. While Korean public opinion towards KORUS remains supportive, the task of securing ratification for KORUS has been made more difficult by the Seoul mayoral bi-election win of independent progressive Park Won-soon in a vote seen as a rejection of the Lee Myung-bak administration's failure to deliver on growth policies and as evidence of an underlying shift in Korean public attitudes toward distribution over growth.

Four experts weigh in on the role of free trade in driving U.S. economic growth and competitiveness amid high U.S. unemployment and a faltering global economic recovery.

The Asia Society Task Force reviews the phenomenon of East Asian regionalism and offers policy-relevant suggestions for the Obama administration to renew and deepen engagement between the United States and Asia.

Rob Quartel, chairman and CEO of NTELX, discusses the need for investment in U.S. infrastructure with CFR's James M. Lindsay. "We really have to focus on alternative means for paying for infrastructure," argues Quartel.

Kurt J. Nagle, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities, discusses the infrastructure investment needed to increase U.S. trade and competitiveness with CFR's director of studies, James M. Lindsay.