The Oriental Couchette

... is all but absent from the RCEP and the TPP, where there are some reasonably influential self-serving players and integration-oriented countries, then we should not expect 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 ...