Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Avoid Patent Clauses in Trade Treaties that can Kill Millions

By Martin Khor
Recently a very interesting article on why there are inequalities in access to health care and how  medicine prices are beyond the reach of many people was published in The Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world.

Initial Global Effects of Trump Even Before Taking Office

By Martin Khor
Even before taking office, President-Elect Donald Trump and the policies he promised during his campaign are already having a worldwide impact in at least three areas --  global finance, trade and climate change.

Civil Society in Latin America Campaigns Against Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Emilio Godoy
Civil society organisations from Chile, Mexico and Peru are pressing their legislatures and those of other countries not to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Opinion: BRICS for Building a New World Order?

By Daya Thussu
As the leaders of the BRICS five meet in the Russian city of Ufa for their annual summit Jul. 8–10, their agenda is likely to be dominated by economic and security concerns, triggered by the continuing economic crisis in the European Union and the security situation in the Middle East.

As TPP Trade Talks Miss Third Deadline, Opponents Claim Momentum

By Carey L. Biron
For the third year in a row, government negotiators for 12 Pacific Rim countries have missed an internal deadline to reach agreement on a controversial U.S.-led trade deal.

Free Economic Zone Plan Slammed as ‘Suicide’ Pact for Taiwan Farmers

By Dennis Engbarth
The Taiwan government’s plan to liberalise tariff-free imports of agricultural produce from China and other countries for processing in free economic pilot zones, which will then be exported as ‘Made in Taiwan’ items, may mean suicide for Taiwanese farmers if approved by the national legislature.

OPINION: Toward an Inclusive TPP Trade Pact

By Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have been hitting headlines recently, but not for all the right reasons.

Obama’s Free Trade Strategy Falters in Asia

By Richard Heydarian
Amid simmering territorial conflicts across the Western Pacific, specifically between China and its neighbours in the South and East China Seas, coupled with China rising to the rank of top trading partner with Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Obama administration has been hard-pressed to re-assert its strategic footprint in the region.