Between reflation and redistribution over the past decade, Japan has witnessed two major attempts to escape the grip of economic stagnation and demographic decline. These attempts materialized in two opposing macroeconomic paradigms under Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida. Abe’s Abenomics (2012–2020) was a bold experiment aimed at reflating the Japanese economy through coordinated… Continue reading Abe and Kishida: The Two Contrasting Visions for Japan’s Political Economy T...| Fair Observer
The fragile tariff truce has spared Europe from the U.S. president’s wrath and kept him on board on Ukraine so far — but at a reputational cost.| POLITICO
The EU Commission president called the WTO “defunct”. And German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said “The WTO hasn’t worked for years.” Both are wrong| Trade β Blog
Written by Ming-Cheng Li. This article highlights the WTO as the fundamental economic pathway for Taiwan to join the CPTPP. Taiwan has demonstrated its willingness to conform to international stand…| Taiwan Insight