The humble soybean is not typically seen as a symbol of global tension. Yet, in the thick of the escalating trade war between the United States and China, this single crop has become a vivid emblem of how political conflict disrupts food systems, farm economies, and...
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Soybeans and the Cost of Conflict in the Global Economy
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