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An animated graph of Regional Trade Agreements in force overtime
The rise in the number of Regional Trade Agreements in part reflects the WTO's members inability to agree on more comprehensive global trade deals. Additionally, countries increasingly treat trade as a national security issue, aspiring for more control and less economic integration with strategic rivals.
Notes:
Each node represents a country and each link a trade agreement relationship.
The visualization does not refer to actual trade but to the establishment of RTAs
Pause and hover over any node to see the country name and its region
