How Japanese Firms Learned to Live With China

De-risking doesn't mean decoupling—at least not for most multinationals

7 hrs ago • Charlie Andrade

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Three Superpowers Embraced Industrial Policy. A Study Examined Why and How They Differ.

What researchers found when they mapped the rise of economic nationalism

Feb 13 • Maddie Doyle

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The Two Tiers of Chinese Economic Coercion

Why China's Lightest Sanctions Are Reserved for Its Biggest Rivals

Feb 6 • Lance Lang

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January 2026

Did Political Influence Determine Who Got Tariff Exclusions?

Researchers analyzed over 52,000 exclusion requests to test whether lobbying made a difference

Jan 30 • Braden Walton

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Tracking the Shift in Congress's Approach to China

New data from the Trade War Lab tracks three decades of China-related legislation on Capitol Hill

Jan 23 • Stephen Zaken

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How Scale Economies Complicate the Case for Tariffs

New research suggests industrial subsidies outperform tariffs in high-tech sectors where bigger means cheaper

Jan 16 • Varun Chaturvedi

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How Are Tariffs Affecting Heartland Businesses? We Asked Them.

A new survey from the Trade War Lab and colleagues finds widespread harm and limited pushback among Kansas City and St. Louis area firms.

Jan 9 • Kristy Ingles-Nguyen and Trade War Lab

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December 2025

Mapping Beijing's Economic Pressure

A new dataset reveals patterns in Chinese sanctions behavior

Dec 19, 2025 • Stephen Zaken

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Why Tariffs Haven't Broken Supply Chain Ties

Chinese supply chains remain deeply embedded in U.S. imports

Dec 12, 2025 • Maddie Doyle

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The Relocation Divide in Global Manufacturing

Why some firms welcome tariffs while others fight them

Dec 6, 2025 • Trade War Lab

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November 2025

How Neutral Countries Filled an $800 Billion Trade Vacuum

Replacing U.S.- and China-made goods became a global race — with uneven results.

Nov 21, 2025 • Henry Nwagwu

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Can Foreign Investment Shape a Country's Trade Policy?

What 180,000 foreign investment projects reveal about corporate influence

Nov 14, 2025 • Heagen Bell

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