Merz Seeks Japan’s Support for Trade Alliance as China Urges Germany to Act ‘Rationally’

Germany is seeking closer trade cooperation with Japan as tensions over economic security and China’s global influence shape relations between major industrial powers. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Japan to support closer trade cooperation, as China urges Berlin to take a “rational” approach to its relationship with Beijing. The diplomatic exchanges highlight growing […]

US Decision to Exit USMCA Extension Process Triggers Decade-Long Countdown for North American Trade Pact

Washington Signals Major Shift in North American Trade Relations The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to formally declare that it will not extend the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), setting in motion a decade-long countdown that could ultimately lead to the expiration of one of the world’s largest free trade agreements by July […]