While motherhood and apple pie appear to continue to enjoy strong bipartisan support, Republicans and Democrats are running depressingly low on policy areas where they can agree. There is one bright spot on the horizon that benefits from support from both parties -- promoting America's green exports.

As evidence, at...

The announcement earlier this week that China would end its controversial wind subsidy program is welcome, but is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ensuring open, contestable global markets for environmental technologies.

Under pressure from the United States, which filed a formal complaint challenging the...

Widespread speculation that the Obama administration will loosen restrictions on the ability of American citizens to visit Cuba has put travel to the island back in the spotlight. If you are hoping that the president's expected announcement will allow you to travel to Cuba, here are a few...

If President Obama is to deliver on his ambitious goal of doubling U.S. exports in five years, it will be essential for the United States to pursue an aggressive strategy to help American businesses access international markets. One promising place to begin is at the intersection of trade and the...

As congressional efforts to regulate U.S. carbon emissions gain steam, carbon tariffs have received a good deal of attention thanks in part to economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.

Mr. Krugman has become a proponent of carbon tariffs, also known as "border adjustment measures," which would tax...

Chances are, if you are an American citizen, you can pack your bags for a propaganda-filled tour of North Korea but you cannot order up a daiquiri at El Floridita, the bar Ernest Hemingway made famous in Old Havana. Cuba, it turns out, is the only country on earth...

Co-authored by Randall Soderquist, Senior Trade Program Associate with the Center for Global Development.

Now that world leaders and finance ministers have met in London and declared their support for open markets and reform of global financial rules, what's next for the world economy?

Right now,...

In between dealing with the banking, mortgage and global financial crises, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner managed to find the time to clarify U.S. Cuba policy to Senators Bill Nelson and Robert Menendez.

The Senators had expressed concern with three provisions buried in the omnibus appropriations act which pertain to...

A report issued by the World Trade Organization reveals that key U.S. trading partners have taken steps to erect new trade barriers and improve the export performance of domestic industries. While the report is relatively sanguine about the effect of protectionist pressures on international trade thus far, the impact on...

For a small country, U.S. think tanks, journalists and businesses are paying Cuba a great deal of attention these days. The latest in a steady drumbeat of white papers, policy briefs and news articles to call for new U.S. policies toward the island comes from Roger Cohen, who wrote in...