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Dollar & Sense: The Brookings Trade Podcast

Dollar and Sense is a podcast about all things trade. From local ports and markets to international trade and diplomacy, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow David Dollar and guests explain how our global trading system is built and its effect on our everyday lives.

A memorial tribute to David Dollar

24 mins; November 16, 2023

A look at food insecurity and agricultural trade around the world

24 mins; August 27, 2023

What's the best case scenario for US-China relations?

23 mins; August 13, 2023

What's the link between climate change and environmental disasters?

23 mins; July 30, 2023

The imperative of US-China dialogue on global issues

27 mins; July 16, 2023

Why immigrants are America's superpower

30 mins; July 02, 2023

A look at India-US relations as Prime Minister Modi visits the White House

26 mins; June 20, 2023

Who won the debt ceiling fight?

24 mins; June 04, 2023

Japan's quiet leadership as it hosts the G7 summit in Hiroshima

24 mins; May 14, 2023

Making sense of China's economy

26 mins; April 30, 2023

How serious is the risk of war over Taiwan?

25 mins; April 16, 2023

Will Silicon Valley Bank's collapse lead to a financial crisis?

27 mins; April 03, 2023

An update on Ukraine—security, economic, and humanitarian conditions

28 mins; March 19, 2023

China's uncertain economic outlook for 2023

25 mins; March 05, 2023

Why US economic sanctions often fail

26 mins; February 20, 2023

What's next for Brazil and Lula after the January 8 insurrection?

26 mins; February 05, 2023

The politics of the debt ceiling debate in Congress

25 mins; January 22, 2023

Previewing the US and global economies in 2023

27 mins; January 08, 2023

Did the US-Africa Leaders Summit meet its objectives?

29 mins; December 18, 2022

The economics of the World Cup

28 mins; December 04, 2022

Dollar & Sense presents Reimagine Rural, a podcast about rural towns experiencing positive change

54 mins; November 27, 2022

The midterm election's impact on foreign policy and economic issues

32 mins; November 14, 2022

Dollar & Sense presents Climate Sense, a new podcast about energy and climate change

28 mins; November 06, 2022

Oil, gas, Russia, OPEC—What's happening in world energy markets?

21 mins; October 30, 2022

Checking in on China's economy during the 20th Party Congress

25 mins; October 17, 2022

Will protests in Iran end the Islamic Republic?

29 mins; October 02, 2022

Inflation trends in the US and globally

28 mins; September 18, 2022

How a US-EU trade agreement could improve the economy, increase jobs, and strengthen democracy

24 mins; September 05, 2022

Fixing the climate crisis will require local experimentation and solutions

25 mins; August 21, 2022

How three big bills in Congress will spur innovation and competitiveness

26 mins; August 08, 2022

How to improve global supply chains

25 mins; July 24, 2022

Post-G7 summit, a time of great uncertainty in the global economy

28 mins; July 10, 2022

After France's parliamentary elections, can Macron govern at home and lead abroad?

28 mins; June 26, 2022

A short history of trade liberalization in developing countries

26 mins; June 12, 2022

US economic diplomacy in Asia

28 mins; May 30, 2022

How workers got left behind in the pandemic while shareholder wealth soared

31 mins; May 15, 2022

Kevin Rudd on how to avoid war between the US and China

31 mins; May 04, 2022

Why globalization is shifting in favor of India, not China

26 mins; April 17, 2022

How the Ukraine war is affecting oil and gas markets

23 mins; April 03, 2022

The Ukraine war's impact on developing countries

24 mins; March 20, 2022

What you should know about sanctions on Russia

27 mins; March 01, 2022

Illegal trade in drugs and wildlife

29 mins; February 21, 2022

What's causing inflation in the U.S. and how we can get out of it

26 mins; February 06, 2022

What Americans really think about global trade

23 mins; January 23, 2022

The state of Asian trade and trade agreements in 2022

26 mins; January 09, 2022

The United States' unusual recovery from pandemic recession

22 mins; December 20, 2021

Why is WTO reform so difficult?

27 mins; December 06, 2021

The state of China's economy and US-China relations

23 mins; November 22, 2021

Will COP26 in Glasgow spur progress on reducing carbon emissions?

21 mins; November 08, 2021

The threat of catastrophic biodiversity loss

31 mins; October 25, 2021

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

27 mins; October 11, 2021

How does control of the seas affect global trade and security?

25 mins; September 27, 2021

How will the rise of the global middle class affect trade and consumption?

22 mins; September 13, 2021

Why did state-building efforts in Afghanistan fail?

26 mins; August 30, 2021

Will COVID-19 mark the end of the old international order?

24 mins; August 16, 2021

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were always meant to be a story of resilience

26 mins; August 02, 2021

How can the US support democracy and development in Latin America?

26 mins; July 19, 2021

How should the G-7 respond to China's BRI?

27 mins; July 06, 2021

Digital currencies are transforming the future of money

28 mins; June 21, 2021

We are a long way from vaccinating the world. Could a patent waiver help?

25 mins; June 07, 2021

What's behind the semiconductor shortage and how long could it last?

24 mins; May 24, 2021

A new vision for American infrastructure

28 mins; May 10, 2021

What's behind the globalization of R&D?

25 mins; April 26, 2021

How has the MCC responded to the challenges of COVID-19?

28 mins; April 12, 2021

America needs a positive IMF agenda

28 mins; March 29, 2021

Anxiety about China's rise will only hinder America's response

24 mins; March 15, 2021

The Texas fiasco and the global push for green energy

28 mins; March 01, 2021

What do we know about the Biden administration's emerging trade policy?

28 mins; February 16, 2021

Could COVID-19 produce a 'great reset' for African economies?

30 mins; February 01, 2021

Moving from contention to cooperation in the trans-Atlantic relationship

25 mins; January 19, 2021

John R. Allen on restoring American leadership in 2021

33 mins; January 04, 2021

Market-based solutions to climate change have failed to deliver

24 mins; December 21, 2020

How can Biden fulfill his 'Build Back Better' agenda?

20 mins; December 07, 2020

Reimagining the global economy for a post-COVID-19 world

44 mins; November 23, 2020

What you should know about RCEP, Asia's new trade agreement

25 mins; November 19, 2020

Recalibrating America's role in the world under a Biden presidency

28 mins; November 09, 2020

How have Trump's trade wars affected Rust Belt jobs?

27 mins; October 19, 2020

The global competition to govern digital trade

21 mins; October 12, 2020

Challenges for the next president and lessons from the first debate

32 mins; October 01, 2020

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's vision for the WTO

22 mins; September 21, 2020

What's the jobs outlook this Labor Day weekend?

22 mins; September 05, 2020

Michael Spence on US-China competition and Industry 4.0

24 mins; August 24, 2020

How is COVID-19 affecting US trade?

21 mins; August 10, 2020

A progressive case for free trade, immigration, and global capital

30 mins; July 27, 2020

Will China's debt bubble ever pop?

24 mins; July 13, 2020

Africa's roadmap for long-term economic growth

33 mins; June 29, 2020

Sen. Tom Carper on the trade issues confronting America

27 mins; June 15, 2020

The US-China tech rivalry shapes the economic relationship

25 mins; June 08, 2020

What's at stake in China's new national security legislation for Hong Kong?

20 mins; June 01, 2020

Don't count on suing China for coronavirus compensation

24 mins; May 18, 2020

How to ensure Africa has the financial resources to address COVID-19

27 mins; May 04, 2020

What drove oil prices through the floor this week?

15 mins; April 22, 2020

The politics of Congress's COVID-19 response

26 mins; April 20, 2020

How will COVID-19 reshape America's logistics workforce?

25 mins; April 06, 2020

How will the Chinese economy rebound from COVID-19?

24 mins; March 23, 2020

How might COVID-19 affect the global economy?

24 mins; March 09, 2020

To help Syrian refugees, Turkey and the EU should open more trading opportunities

28 mins; March 02, 2020

How will the UK use financial sanctions in a post-Brexit world?

23 mins; February 18, 2020

What do we know about the coronavirus and the global response?

17 mins; February 10, 2020

What can shipping containers tell us about the US-China trade war?

23 mins; February 03, 2020

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