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Mulholland

Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity

The Trump administration’s cuts to federally funded R&D; its war on higher education; and its aggression toward immigrants are dismantling America’s science and technology advantage—putting the country’s future prosperity at risk.

Is This What Winning Looks Like?

The Trump administration’s brazen unilateral trade war has put the future of America’s trade partnerships in doubt, made a recession more likely, and hurt American workers and families.

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Trade Abandons American Exporters

The Trump administration’s tariffs, along with its cuts to export promotion programs, have left U.S. businesses at a distinct disadvantage in international markets.

As Trump Abandons Global Leadership, G7 Must Still Address World’s Pressing Challenges

Strong, clear cooperation among the world’s other leading democracies can help maintain momentum on global priorities such as confronting Russian aggression, climate change, trade, and humanitarian assistance.

President Trump Says He Wants More U.S. Shipbuilding—Here’s How To Do It Well

To improve U.S. shipbuilding capacity, policymakers should learn from a successful shipbuilding program of the past, using public investment, guaranteed demand, and cooperation with the private sector to create good jobs and bolster competitiveness.

The Trump Administration’s Trade Wars Are Crushing U.S. Small Businesses

The folly of the Trump administration’s trade policy is that it harms the very people it claims to help.

100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering

In only 100 days, the Trump administration has wrought chaos around the world and weakened the United States’ place in it—leaving the American people and billions of others worldwide to pay the price.

How Retaliation Against the Trump Administration’s Trade War Makes Each State Vulnerable

Retaliatory tariffs against the United States from China, the European Union, and Canada are likely to punish critical export industries in every state.

Trump’s Tariff Pause Doesn’t Pause Economic Pain and Will Cost Families $4,600 Per Year

American households will face even greater annual costs under President Trump’s new tariff scheme according to CAP analysis.

Trump’s Trade War is a Major Economic and Strategic Blunder

Despite proclaiming it “liberation day,” the Trump administration’s tariffs are hurting the U.S. economy, increasing inflation, and leaving America isolated on the world stage.

What Will Trump’s Tariffs Do for U.S. Consumers, Workers, and Businesses?

Trump’s tariffs could cost American households $5,200 annually, but they are unlikely to create jobs, improve U.S. economic competitiveness, or improve America’s standing in the world.

Why Is Trump Pursuing a 19th Century Trade and Economic Agenda in the 21st Century?

What is needed is an economic strategy designed around the realities of the modern world.

Trump’s Tariffs Would Raise Prices, Harm U.S. Workers, and Make It Harder To Solve Global Problems

Smart tariffs are an important part of industrial policy, but Trump’s tariff agenda is ill-conceived, self-defeating, and harmful to workers.

A Trade Strategy for the Post-Neoliberal World

A progressive, pragmatic approach to trade and industrial policy can reorient global production trends and reward high-standard markets and firms, using trade to address the challenges of the 21st century.

AGOA Reauthorization Offers an Opportunity for Expanded Commitments to Development, Labor, and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa

Congress faces a critical opportunity to support workers in the United States and Africa while diversifying supply chains and protecting the climate by authorizing a strengthened African Growth and Opportunity Act next year.

IPEF Starts To Demonstrate Results

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity remains an important geostrategic and geo-economic initiative in the Asia-Pacific region.

Revitalizing U.S. Trade Remedy Tools for an Era of Industrial Policy in an Interconnected World

To implement an effective industrial policy, the United States needs to update its trade enforcement toolkit to meet the challenges of the modern world and utilize its existing trade authorities differently.

The Biden Administration’s Targeted, Strategic Tariffs Are Effective Industrial Policy at Work

Standing up for American workers while fighting the climate crisis is smart and pragmatic policy.

Designing a New Paradigm in Global Trade

How a successful Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum could function while delivering maximum benefits to workers and the environment.

2024 Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform.

Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform.

A Progressive, Principled, and Pragmatic Approach Toward China Policy

A vision for constructive engagement with China

The IPEF Supply Chain Agreement Is a Win for U.S. Industrial Policy

The new Indo-Pacific supply chain deal demonstrates how the Biden Administration's new approach to foreign and economic policy furthers its industrial strategy.