International Trade

Coca and the Shining Path in Peru's Upper Huallaga Valley: Two Presidents' Approaches

Publication Date: January 01, 1990

Two ominous developments in the Peru of the 1980s--the emergence of a Marxist guerrilla movement and a growing export trade in coca leaves bound for the US street drug market--prove to be unexpectedly related. Effectively dealing with one...

The International Diamond Cartel: The Cartel and the Soviet Union (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

How do bargaining and negotiation work among the partners of an international trade cartel? The international diamond cartel, established in 1888 and controlled by the South Africa-based DeBeers Corporation, faced a series of crises beginning in...

The International Diamond Cartel: Facing the Threats (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

How do bargaining and negotiation work among the partners of an international trade cartel? The international diamond cartel, established in 1888 and controlled by the South Africa-based DeBeers Corporation, faced a series of crises beginning in...

The International Diamond Cartel (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

How do bargaining and negotiation work among the partners of an international trade cartel? The international diamond cartel, established in 1888 and controlled by the South Africa-based DeBeers Corporation, faced a series of crises beginning in...

US-Canada Free Trade Negotiations (II): The Canadian Dilemma

Publication Date: January 01, 1989

In August 1987, Canadian negotiators concluded another round in their 15 months of talks with the US aimed at reaching free trade agreement between the two nations. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan had launched the trade...

US and South Africa: The Sanctions Debate of 1985

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

When a celebrated series of demonstrations and arrests outside the South African embassy puts US policy toward that nation on the front pages, Congress faces growing pressure to limit the US economic relationship with South Africa by imposing...

US-Canada Free Trade Negotiations (I): Gaining Approval to Proceed (B: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1987

In 1985, US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter began preparing for trade talks with Canada, the largest US trading partner. The goal was an agreement that would virtually eliminate trade barriers between the two nations. But by the mid-1980s,...

US-Canada Free Trade Negotiations (I): Gaining Approval to Proceed (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1987

In 1985, US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter began preparing for trade talks with Canada, the largest US trading partner. The goal was an agreement that would virtually eliminate trade barriers between the two nations. But by the mid-1980s,...

US-Canada Free Trade Negotiations (I): Gaining Approval to Proceed (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1987

In 1985, US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter began preparing for trade talks with Canada, the largest US trading partner. The goal was an agreement that would virtually eliminate trade barriers between the two nations. But by the mid-1980s,...

Revving Up for Relief: Harley-Davidson at the ITC (B: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In September 1982, Harley-Davidson, the only remaining US-based motorcycle manufacturer, petitioned the International Trade Commission for temporary relief, in the form of steep tariffs, from high levels of Japanese heavyweight motorcycles and...

Revving Up for Relief: Harley-Davidson at the ITC (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In September 1982, Harley-Davidson, the only remaining US-based motorcycle manufacturer, petitioned the International Trade Commission for temporary relief, in the form of steep tariffs, from high levels of Japanese heavyweight motorcycles and...

Revving Up for Relief: Harley-Davidson at the ITC (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In September 1982, Harley-Davidson, the only remaining US-based motorcycle manufacturer, petitioned the International Trade Commission for temporary relief, in the form of steep tariffs, from high levels of Japanese heavyweight motorcycles and...