TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

Editorial graphic depicting America’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In the foreground, a businessman wrings his hands and contemplates the conspicuous absence of the United States from a piece of artwork highlighting all of the member countries of the trade agreement. Given the rampant controversy pro and con surrounding this particular piece of legislation, one might interpret the ambiguous expression on his face as one of joy, or apprehension and worry at the US’s decision to abandon the alliance.