Wed, Oct 14, 2026

At the Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development, a researcher might spend the morning helping a rural Oklahoma manufacturer move a product through customs and the afternoon modeling how an energy disruption in the Persian Gulf ripples

Mon, Apr 8, 2024

The CITD's most recent report, "Oklahoma Brain Drain Reversal: What is Happening, and What Can We Learn?" was released in December 2024. It exemplifies the principles upheld by the CITD and showcases the diligent work of its multicultural team.

Tue, Dec 19, 2023

Research completed by the OSU Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development (CITD) challenges the common "brain drain" narrative that young, well-educated individuals are moving out of Oklahoma.

Thu, Nov 16, 2023

Oklahoma State University's School of Global Studies hosted esteemed alumnus Everett Eissenstat on Oct. 26, to give the final lecture of the school's Global Briefing Series. The series brings prominent speakers to campus to enable a campuswide

Thu, May 4, 2023

When Andrew Ranson arrived at the Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development (CITD) in late 2019, he was given a broad objective: to make the CITD a more visible and valuable resource to the state of Oklahoma.

Mon, Jul 18, 2022

A delegation from the Chinese Embassy and Chinese trade commission visited OSU's campus and discussed OSU's global engagement in China and future opportunities to enhance OSU engagement with Chinese partners.

Wed, Dec 9, 2020

Brexit will go into effect on January 1, 2021 and the implications for trade will be substantial. The United Kingdom's trade activity, both imports and exports, consistently put it in the top ten worldwide. In 2019, the U.K. was Oklahoma's eighth

Wed, Nov 13, 2019

Andrew Ranson has been named director of the Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development (CITD).