This USA Today article describes how international trade volume has plummeted due to the global economic crisis.

Listen to Matthew J. Slaughter, adjunct senior fellow for business and globalization at CFR, discuss U.S. trade priorities for the next administration as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.

Learn more about CFR's State and Local Officials Initiative.

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.

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."

Many critics believe that globalization sets back social and ethical agendas, arguing that globalization lacks a human face. But in this article for the John Templeton Foundation, Jagdish Bhagwati argues that actual outcomes are the opposite of those feared.

Watch Gordon Brown, prime minister of the United Kingdom, speak about the global financial crisis and the need for international cooperation to mitigate its effects.

Listen to Gordon Brown, prime minister of the United Kingdom, speak about the global financial crisis and the need for international cooperation to mitigate its effects.

A compilation of CFR.org's resources on globalization trends and trade policy.

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 Jagdish N. Bhagwati, CFR's senior fellow for international economics, discuss the effects of preferential trade agreements on the international trading system and his recent book Termites in the Trading System, with former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo.

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.