India's growing economic and political influence in Afghanistan has angered Pakistan, the traditional power there, and has experts worried that Afghanistan could become another battleground in the long-standing rivalry between South Asia's two giants.

The Obama administration should offer African countries that govern well an opportunity to participate in reciprocal free trade agreements.

Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland write that sanctions alone are not enough to force North Korea to relinquish its nuclear weapons, but that the United States and other countries can make an impact if they pursue North Korea's international financial intermediaries, such as China.

Experts say graduating Russia from Cold War-era legislation linked to emigration and trade would be a step toward warming relations with Moscow.

Amity Shlaes considers the elimination of the job of U.S trade representative.

Chinese exports aren't entirely Chinese--and neither is the U.S.-China trade deficit.

Edward Alden argues, "the U.S. can't afford to keep turning away the best and the brightest."

Matthew J. Slaughter argues that "President Obama's recent soundbites suggest an uncompetitive auto industry."

Watch James W. Owens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar, Inc., share his perspective on the effect of the financial crisis on the U.S. economy and trade.

Listen to James W. Owens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar, Inc., share his perspective on the effect of the financial crisis on the U.S. economy and trade.

This USIP working paper examines regime stability in North Korea in the framework of "North Korea, Inc." - the state's trading companies and their commericial interactions with South Korea.

Unlike the world's leaders at the last G20 meeting, President Obama has not turned his rhetoric loose against protectionism. In this Forbes.com article, Jagdish Bhagwati writes that Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ask the president to passionately defend trade and openness.

Listen to CFR experts examine U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, the global economy, and the challenges and opportunities that fill the new administration's inbox.

Brian P. Klein argues that, "Asian countries need to start taking serious action to shore up their own economic futures while the U.S. slogs through its domestic-induced crisis which is likely to take years to repair."

In this CFR conference call, Jagdish Bhagwati, Senior Fellow in International Economics, discusses the trades issues relating to the "Buy American" provision in the stimulus bill.

President-elect Barack Obama has expressed willingness to have direct talks with Cuba, the latest step in what experts still view as a long road toward normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations.

Watch experts discuss U.S. trade policy at the final panel discussion in a series on the presidential transition co-hosted by CFR, the Economist, and New York University's Stern School of Business.