Trade-Negotiations

China Approves 16 Trademarks for Ivanka Trump During Trade War

| Importance: 6/10

Chinese government approved 16 trademarks for Ivanka Trump’s fashion business in October 2018 while she served as White House senior advisor during U.S.-China trade negotiations. Approvals included rare categories like voting machines. Earlier in April 2017, China approved 3 trademarks the …

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Long-term Geopolitical Consequences of IMF Structural Adjustment

| Importance: 8/10

The IMF’s systematic economic intervention during the Asian Financial Crisis created lasting geopolitical shifts, fundamentally altering regional economic sovereignty. With $35 billion in financial support to Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand, the IMF implemented structural reforms that triggered …

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