The African Growth and Opportunity Act has boosted U.S.-Africa trade and is viewed favorably by economists. But experts say African states must build trade capacity to benefit fully.

Listen to 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.

Session I of a Council on Foreign Relations Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change.

Watch experts explain the origins of the financial crisis and its effect on Japan, as well as on U.S.-Japanese trade.

This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change, cosponsored with the Asahi Shimbun.

Listen to experts explain the origins of the financial crisis and its effect on Japan, as well as on U.S.-Japanese trade.

This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change, cosponsored with the Asahi Shimbun.

Shannon K. O'Neil and Sebastian Chaskel write that "the U.S. can improve Colombia's human rights situation by bolstering economic opportunities through the FTA."

China has grown into a trading giant, but recent concerns over the safety of Chinese food and drugs have increased worries that China's production may have outpaced the country's policing capacity.

A meeting with Jagdish Bhagwati, CFR senior fellow for international economics, and author of new book Termites In The Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade.

Listen to experts discuss U.S.-Latin America trade policies including CAFTA-DR, NAFTA, and farm subsidies.

This symposium was made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Second session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on trade.

First session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on trade.

A senior economic adviser to Sen. John McCain calls free trade an essential element in reviving U.S. economic fortunes.

A top economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama describes his views on how to harness globalization and energy diversification to improve U.S. fortunes.

The news that the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization has broken down in Geneva has made many Americans pessimistic about the future of multilateral trade agreements. In this Center for Geoeconomic Studies Working Paper, Douglas A. Irwin makes the case for optimism and argues that the key to advancing the free-trade cause is political leadership of the sort demonstrated by a heroic but near-forgotten figure, the late secretary of state Cordell Hull of Tennessee. Irwin traces Hull’s path through the decades and shows how his legacy lights the way for leaders of both political parties.

Roy Blunt, U.S. Representative from Missouri (R) talks about trade and foreign policy.

Iraq says it wants to sell oil contracts to foreign energy firms. The potential impact on energy markets could be large, but practical and political obstacles still prevent rapid production increases.

Don Oberdorfer, an expert on the two Koreas, says the recent street protests ostensibly against the import of U.S. beef are much more political protests against the new conservative government in Seoul.