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Clinton Haunted by Past Support for Trade Deals

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's delicate tap dance around foreign trade agreements is catching up to her as she prepares to accept the nomination of her party. A longtime advocate for free trade, Clinton conducted...

By Zeke J Miller / Philadelphia July 27, 2016

Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Be Obama's Greatest Foreign Policy Achievement

The trade deal is under fire in the 2016 campaign

By Ian Bremmer May 23, 2016

Obama Has Reason to Be Split Between Sanders and Clinton

The President shares many policy positions with Clinton, but the mood at Sanders rallies surely reminds him of 2008

By Ian Bremmer April 21, 2016

Why Obama Is Underplaying a Major Accomplishment

At a time when he's supposed to be a lame duck facing a recalcitrant Congress, President Obama worked to garner Republican support for a massive new free trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, that will have...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards February 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton Opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership

Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she opposes the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, marking a significant break with the Obama Administration as she heads into the first Democratic presidential debate. In an interview with PBS NewsHour, Clinton said...

By Sam Frizell October 7, 2015

China Expresses Hesitant Support For Pacific Trade Deal

Beijing has no plans, however, to sign onto the trade agreement

By Nash Jenkins October 6, 2015

Pacific Trade Deal Is Good for the U.S. and Obama's Legacy

The Trans-Pacific Partnership can balance the growth of China without increasing regional tension

By Ian Bremmer October 5, 2015

U.S. and Pacific Nations Reach Landmark Trade Deal

The Trans-Pacific Partnership still faces a congressional fight

By Sam Frizell October 5, 2015

These 5 Facts Explain the Obstacles to the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The major trade deal should still pass, but there are significant sticking points left

By Ian Bremmer August 7, 2015

House Democrats Could Regret Trade Vote in 2016

Democrats who voted Thursday afternoon in favor of a controversial trade bill, known as "fast track," will feel the wrath of some liberal groups. The bill, known as the Trade Promotion Authority, passed 218-208, with...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards June 18, 2015

President Obama Glad-Hands Congress, Comes Away Empty-Handed

President Obama was in rare form this week schmoozing members of Congress. In an effort to get the House to pass a bill giving him greater authority to negotiate trade deals, a president who has...

By Maya Rhodan June 12, 2015

White House Argues Trade Deal Just Hit 'Snafu'

The White House cast an embarrassing setback on a trade deal as little more than a "procedural snafu" Friday afternoon. After a last-minute revolt by House Democrats, a carefully planned set of votes to give...

By Maya Rhodan June 12, 2015

House Democrats Sink Obama's Trade Bill

President Obama met with House Democrats behind closed doors on Capitol Hill Friday as part of a last-minute push for support on a major trade deal. The House is scheduled to vote on a measure...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith June 12, 2015

What's Next For Obama's Free Trade Deal

In his years-long effort to advance a massive new trade deal, President Obama weathered a major setback Tuesday from an unlikely source: his fellow Democrats. While Senate Republicans largely rallied around a vote to consider...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards May 12, 2015

Obama Moves Closer to Inking Pacific Trade Deal

President Obama may move closer to a career-defining Pacific Rim trade deal Tuesday that could permanently alter the balance of power between the White House and Congress on trade issues. The Senate is expected to...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards May 11, 2015

Warren Bashes Obama as Trade Deal Feud Heats Up

Senator says President Obama "should declassify the text" of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Sam Frizell May 11, 2015

Can Elizabeth Warren Kill President Obama's Trade Deal?

Elizabeth Warren, the famously fiery populist senator from Massachusetts, has a reputation for having a bit of a reverse-Midas touch, when she wants to: if she decides she is against something, it often turns to...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards May 7, 2015

Japan's Shinzo Abe Makes Voice Heard in Congress

The Japanese Prime Minister is a hit in Washington, but the reaction in China and South Korea will matter more

By Ian Bremmer April 29, 2015

How Obama's Trade Deal Puts Hillary In A Bind

Sen. Marco Rubio is rarely on the same side as President Obama. But the Florida Republican, who is running for president in 2016, recently drafted a letter to the White House in support of Obama's...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards and Alex Rogers April 16, 2015

Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Help Define Obama Legacy

The massive TPP trade deal could help boost the global economy and President Obama's legacy—if Congress lets it happen

By Ian Bremmer April 14, 2015

5 Disputed Numbers That Explain Geopolitics

From Argentina’s economic woes to Iran’s nuclear timeline, statistics that are up for debate can tell us a lot about geopolitics.

By Ian Bremmer February 28, 2015

Dear John Oliver: Here's What You Should Tackle Next

In case the HBO comedian is looking for ideas for Season 2

By Justin Worland February 8, 2015

Time to Put Trade Above Politics

Washington needs to realize that a free-trade agreement with Asia is good for us all

By Fareed Zakaria February 20, 2014

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Trump's NAFTA Replacement Mostly Keeps the Status Quo

Here Are President Trump's 3 Biggest Achievements in His First 100 Days

Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong on the U.S. Election, Free Trade and Why Government Isn't a Startup

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on America's Declining Influence in Asia