Using monthly data on trade in goods between January 2016 and May 2023, this study assesses the impact of recent shocks on the fragmentation of the global economy, looking in particular at the dynamics of friend-shoring, near-shoring and decoupling between the world's two largest economies....

Introduction -- The research questions -- A review of the literature -- Higher education as an international policy concern -- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) -- The USTR, the GATS, and U.S. higher education as a tradable commodity -- The associations representing American...