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The Politics of De-Risking
As Washington and Tokyo tighten controls on trade with China, their approaches reveal both shared anxieties and strikingly different priorities.
Sep 26 • 
Lizzy Bender
5
Assessing the Costs of America’s Protectionist Turn
Tracing back trade expansion
Sep 16 • 
Lance Lang
5
How Corporate Influence Reacts to U.S.–China Trade Policy
New Trade War Lab data sheds light on how American firms are lobbying the USTR.
Sep 10 • 
Stephen Zaken
6
Why Farmers Kept Planting Crops China Wouldn’t Buy
How partisan loyalty shaped farmers’ planting decisions during the U.S.–China trade war.
Sep 2 • 
Henry Yim
7

August 2025

How Multinationals Managed the Trade War
Exit, voice, and loyalty in an era of rising protectionism.
Aug 28 • 
Rohan Enjeti
8
Are American Companies Fleeing China?
Exits rose across the board, but the heavyweight incumbents largely stayed put.
Aug 20 • 
Charlie Andrade
6
Why America’s Businesses Bit Their Tongues on Tariffs
Political loyalty, not profit margins, drove firms’ surprising silence during Trump’s trade war
Aug 11 • 
Charlie Andrade
7
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