Supply chains

Feature image for “Sanctions and Secondary Sanctions in International Trade,” showing a sanctioned target linked to banks, insurers, carriers, and third-country suppliers through a trade-compliance network.

International Trade and Economics

Secondary Sanctions International Trade: Enforcement Networks Reshape Commerce

Secondary sanctions international trade policy works through banks, insurers, shippers, and suppliers, turning legal restrictions into network-wide trade pressure.

June 2, 2026

Feature image for “Rules of Origin,” showing how an outside good routed through a low-tariff member can be blocked by an origin test, with the USMCA 75% auto-content rule as the anchor example.

International Trade and Economics

Rules of Origin and Trade Deflection

Rules of origin decide which goods qualify for preferential treatment in a trade agreement, preventing trade deflection while sometimes serving...

May 31, 2026