Giant subsidies and rising protectionism are upending decades of free trade. Smaller countries, from the U.K. to Singapore, are getting left behind.

Workers in traffic near Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, a hub for nickel-related industries. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
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