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Guest Post: Whose CBAM is it anyway? Of Default Values and Accreditation

The European Union’s (“EU”) Green Deal dream, the long-awaited Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”) – a carbon-pricing measure covering six industrial sectors – entered its definitive phase of application on January 1, 2026.

My Response To Simon on China in the World Trading System

Here are two quick reactions to the super important question of what explains why countries did not use WTO dispute settlement to push China to change.

My Questions for Chad on China in the World Trading System

At the Peterson Institute event launching the "How To Win a Trade War" book, Chad said some things about trade relations with China that I found interesting.

Guest Post: The Role of GATT Article XII in Interpreting and Applying Section 122

On May 7 a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled against the Trump administration’s latest round of global 10% tariffs.

Conference on In Search of Common Ground: China-EU Economic Relations in Times of Global Disorder

On 29-30 May 2026, Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China will hold a conference on In Search of Common Ground: China-EU Economic Relations in Times of Global Disorder. The program is here. It sets out the aims of the conference as follows: Since 2019, the European Union (EU)

Trade War Games (Review of How To Win a Trade War)

This blog post will offer a brief review of "How To Win a Trade War," by famous podcasters and think tankers/journalists Chad Bown and Soumaya Keynes. I wanted to post something in time for their official book launch (which is today), but I only got the book

Guest Post: Takeaways from Recent U.S.-China Trade Deals

This is a guest post by Bryan Riley, Director of the National Taxpayers Union’s Free Trade Initiative Details of the Trump Administration’s recent deals with China have yet to be released, but a few key goals have been announced by the White House. ✔ China will meet its 2025

Assigning Blame for Trade Imbalances

Finance professor Michael Pettis writes often about trade imbalances, and as I've followed what he has to say on this subject over the years, I've tried to figure out where exactly he and I disagree.

Collective Restraint vs. Unilateral Action vs. Collective Action in the Face of Overcapacity/Non-Market Policies

There was an interesting exchange at last week's WTO General Council meeting, as Korea submitted a communication entitled "Preserving the spirit of open and predictable trade: Collective restraint against actions undermining trade liberalization." In this communication, Korea raised concerns about the response of other governments to

Guest Post: Section 301 on Forced Labor - A Closer Look at the Public Hearings

The Section 301 Investigation on forced labor has reached the stage of the public hearings. Between April 28 and 29, around 60 representatives of countries, business associations and non-governmental organizations offered their input to inform the USTR determination following the initiation notice.