The Oriental Couchette

... any serious movement in terms of more “liberal” topics and issues on the APEC agenda that affect a broader range of participants. One of the key obstacles here is the new policy of the U.S. administration. The de-globalization agenda pushed by Donald Trump has turned out to be more than a “bugaboo” for American liberals – it is a bona fide paradigm shift. In addition to the withdrawal from the TPP and the possible discord with NAFTA that could even lead to the United States abandoning that organization as well, the new approach of the Trump administration also echoed in the APEC, at the operational level. The emphasis on fair trade, as opposed ...