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United States

The U.S. Trade Deficit: How Much Does It Matter?
President Trump has made reducing U.S. trade deficits a priority, but economists disagree over how much they matter and what to do about them.

by CFR.org Editors April 23, 2025 Renewing America

Trade

The Contentious U.S.-China Trade Relationship
President Donald Trump’s trade war with China that began in his first administration has snowballed into greater tensions between the world’s biggest economies, but experts say completely decoupling from one another is likely impossible.

by CFR.org Editors April 14, 2025

Trade

What Are Tariffs?
President Donald Trump has begun his second term imposing tariffs against some of the United States’ leading trading partners to correct what he says are decades of imbalances harmful to the U.S. economy. Here’s how these taxes work.  

by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman April 1, 2025

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Ukraine

Is a Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal Slipping Away From Trump?

Senior U.S. and French officials are meeting in Paris this week as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to negotiate a cease-fire in Ukraine—but the chances of that deal becoming a reality appear increasingly slim.

by Max Boot April 17, 2025

Middle East and North Africa

U.S. Relations With Iran, 1953–2025
Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.

Timeline by Kali Robinson and Mariel Ferragamo October 13, 2023

Trade

It All Comes Down to Trade
Tariffs and the bleak prospects for global trade dominated discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Spring Meetings this week in Washington, DC. 

by Michael Froman April 25, 2025