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Pushing Back against U.S. Government Pushback on Non-Discriminatory Tech Regulations: The Case of Australia's Online Safety Regulation

Over the years, I've talked a lot about the distinction between, on the one hand, domestic regulation that is ostensibly about some public policy objective but actually constitutes disguised protectionism, and, on the other hand, domestic regulation that pursues legitimate policy objectives but has an incidental impact on

Americans Think Canada Is the Fairest Trading Partner

CFR has a new poll of Americans' views on trade, with some interesting results. In response to the question "Would you say each of the following is a fair or unfair trading partner to the United States?", here is the breakdown by trading partner: Congrats to Canada

Event on U.S. Trade and Customs Law & Enforcement

Trade lawyer Amy Porges sends along the following: Announcing a program on Friday Oct 9, the annual Fall Trade Update program hosted and organized by Case Western Reserve University School of Law (with partners CITBA, American Society of International Law and Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group): "Eleventh Trade Law

Australian WTO Reform Submission Calls for SOE Disciplines

A couple months ago, I mentioned a new EU paper on WTO reform, in which the EU argued for stronger WTO disciplines on the behavior of certain state enterprises. Now Australia seems to be joining the cause.

Prospects for an AI Treaty

During the U.S.-China meetings last week, one of the key topics was AI, and a "Dialogue" was established as part of this. But many people want broader U.S.-China cooperation on AI, with a few calling for an AI treaty of some sort. What are

What Kind of Discrimination Should Section 338 Target?

A couple weeks ago, the U.S. International Trade Commission asked for public comments on implementing Section 338.

Decision-Making in the Absence of Perfectly Spherical Cows

Last week, I had the distinct honour of participating in the plenary session that launched the WTO World Trade Report for 2026. You can check out the recording. In the week prior, WTO Chief Economist Bob Staiger asked all of us speaking to prepare a quick answer in the final

Assessing the WTO Consistency of 5G Security Legislation: A Case Study of Romania’s Law No. 163/2021

Romania’s Law No. 163/2021, the constitutionality of which is currently being challenged in the Constitutional Court of Romania, offers an instructive case study of a broader and increasingly important question

Interim arrangements for stalled WTO plurilaterals: The role of committees in the administration of disputes

At the Ministerial Conference held in March this year, 67 WTO Members participating in the negotiations for the Agreement on Electronic Commerce (ECA) issued a “Declaration on Interim Arrangements for the Agreement on Electronic Commerce”.

Jake Sullivan Wants To Build On the Biden Administration's Industrial Policy

In a recent article, Jake Sullivan makes the case for continuing on with the Biden administration's economic policies, arguing for an even broader and more comprehensive industrial policy than what we saw under Biden.