Allies, adversaries, and trade
How the United States deals with the rest of the world: alliances and treaties, foreign aid, sanctions, trade agreements and tariffs, wars abroad, and institutions like NATO and the United Nations. A frequent stage for Model UN and debate.
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Issue
Foreign Policy & Trade
Allies, adversaries, and trade
Why it connects to…
Emissions targets, trade in clean technology and climate finance are negotiated between countries.
Migration flows respond to conditions abroad and to agreements with other governments.
Tariffs, sanctions and trade deals are economic tools used for foreign-policy ends.
Oil markets, LNG exports and sanctions on producers tie energy to diplomacy.
Defense posture and diplomacy are two instruments of the same strategy.
Emissions targets, trade in clean technology and climate finance are negotiated between countries.
Tariffs, sanctions and trade deals are economic tools used for foreign-policy ends.
Oil markets, LNG exports and sanctions on producers tie energy to diplomacy.
Migration flows respond to conditions abroad and to agreements with other governments.
Defense posture and diplomacy are two instruments of the same strategy.