How to Evaluate Trade Imbalances
article by Steve Suranovic that identifies conditions when trade imbalances may be problematic or non-problematic.

A Multi-Country Evaluation of Trade Imbalances
collection of articles by GW-Elliott School MA students which evaluates the trade imbalance experience of a series of countries.

America's Maligned and Misunderstood Trade Deficit
an article by Daniel Griswold at the Cato Institute offers some reasons why the US trade deficit is not a cause for great concern. Note especially the graph showing the relationship between the US trade deficit and the unemployment rate.

Current Account Sustainability in Transition Economies
an article by Nouriel Roubini and Paul Wachtel covers many of the issues that need to be addressed in the analysis of individual country's trade imbalances. It also has some relevant data for some transition economies.