The current global events from environmental crisis, challenges of free trade, and digitalization to the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, and USA’s announced government support for green transition for domestic businesses have brought trade policy as one of the core themes in news and public discussion. Particularly the firstly mentioned longer-term developments have generated an emerging theme in international business studies, encouraging scholars to further explore the interconnections of international business and policymaking. This trend has been strengthened by the more disruptive and sudden events.