Trade

Professor Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) breaks down how eliminating harmful fishing subsidies could save the planet’s oceans and ocean economy.

“Cotton subsidies have long been seen as a symbol of the injustice in international trade”, writes Professor Kristen Hopewell. In China, cotton subsidies give farmers an artificial advantage in global markets while devastating farmers in low-income countries.

With the U.S. cutting off the WTO’s “entire mechanism for enforcing global trade rules and resolving disputes”, SPPGA Professor Kristen Hopewell remarks that the E.U. has stepped in to resolve this crisis.

With the WTO and Biden administration prioritizing environmental concerns, Professor Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries) is optimistic that an agreement to ban harmful fisheries can be reached in the near future.

Professor Kristen Hopewell’s research on global trade politics suggests that the dichotomy between American “free-market capitalism” and “state capitalism” is not so clear cut – and tied to a strategic narrative deployed for legitimizing US economic interest.

Professor Paul Evans discusses what this could mean for trade, resources, and international relations.

As agricultural trade talks between the UK and Canada arise, Professor Matias Margulis (SPPGA & LFS) says that there are potential benefits and new opportunities with a one-to-one negotiation rather than negotiating with the EU as a whole.

“Existing research emphasizes the rise of new coalitions of states from the global South… and the rise of a transnational capitalist class on the other.” Yet SPPGA Professor Kristen Hopewell’s research found that few have considered how transnational capitalists and inter-state competition shape each other in a new paper she co-authored.

It has become increasingly clear that Canada’s relationship with China is experiencing unprecedented strain. Will a shift in Canada’s approach be enough to mitigate the bilateral conflict, or do our country’s leaders need to adopt a new strategy? Experts from across the country, including SPPGA Professor Paul Evans, virtually discus their priorities for a re-imagined approach to Canada-China relations.

Seafood is the most highly traded food commodity globally, with vulnerable tropical zone marine fisheries contributing more than 50% of the global fish catch. Professor Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA & UBC Institute for the Oceans) discusses how climate change impacts from the tropics could propagate to human communities globally.

Turkey’s resale of Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to the United States is unlikely as it may damage relations between Ankara and Moscow, say experts, including SPPGA Professor Ramana. Learn more at Sputnik International.

Multiple news outlets featured Professor Yves Tiberghien (UBC Political Science; SPPGA Faculty Associate) about how the court decision on Meng Wanzhou’s extradition will affect Canada’s relationship with China and the U.S.

SPPGA Professor Paul Evans weighs in on a Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations in Ottawa.

A top executive battles extradition from Canada, but Chinese tech giant gains elsewhere. SPPGA Professor Paul Evans speaks Huawei and China-Canada relations.

The following is a compilation of media appearances by SPPGA Faculty Associate Yves Tiberghien from January 19 – 22 . Professor Tiberghien speaks on the topic of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing and on the future of Canada-China relations.

Presentation to the Institute of East Asian Studies Colloquium, University of California at Berkeley, 3 December 2019. Reconstructed (and elaborated) 17 December 2019.