World Trade Organization

The U.S.-China trade conflict goes far beyond just policy, and hints at larger ambitions around global power structures.

• By Charles Burton

Many countries have had issues with the WTO in recent years, but Trump's unpredictable actions have nationalist rhetoric on the rise across the globe.

• By Elena Souris

Most Western nations send their unwanted scrap materials to China for reuse, but what happens if China stops accepting the waste?

• By Kate O'Neill

Too much social capital—not too little—is driving a wedge of income inequality between Americans.

• By Jim Russell