Global trade policy is in poor health. The relevance and integrity of the WTO have been eroded. Trade wars and commercial frictions have replaced the past spirit of gradually expanding the scope for...

Fredrik Erixon talks to Dr Claudia Schmucker, the head of the Globalisation and the World Economy programme at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), about the WTO, G7, G20 - and Germany’s...

Following the agreement reached at the special European Council held on 30th August, the EU has announced the implementation – effective from today - of new sanctions against Russia. These will...