This Blog has long served as a global marketplace of ideas on national and international economic law. The market seems less active than it used to be, so I am posting a few of my Tweets of the past week:
Trump’s unfair attacks on dispute system of the World Trade Organization are now being copied by the Biden Administration. Venezuela sought to exercise its rights under the international rule of law, but the Biden Administration filibustered against the Venezuela vs US lawsuit. 11:53 AM · Mar 26, 2021. @SteveCharnovitz
The economic challenge from China to the US has little to do with China’s form of government. Or, for that matter, with America’s form of government. 4:16 AM · Mar 26, 2021
The Biden Administration’s apparent strategy of pushing China and Russia closer seems like a very risky way to rebalance world power. 7:44 AM · Mar 25, 2021
The US should be utilizing the WTO to improve global governance including through stronger cooperation with China. The Biden Administration should be working closely in the WTO with Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as with China. 5:46 PM · Mar 24, 2021
Congratulations to Sudan for ratifying core ILO Convention No. 87 to uphold Freedom of Association. This core labor treaty was written by the ILO in 1948 at its Conference in San Francisco. The US Senate should stop delay tactics and approve this vital treaty. 8:35 AM · Mar 24, 2021
I hope that the Biden Administration and Senate leadership move more quickly to get new leadership in place at the US Dept. of Labor. One of the most important appointments is the US Representative to the International Labour Organization. 8:04 AM · Mar 23, 2021
Looking forward to the WTO’s Aid for Trade “Event” on Tuesday. I hope that this program convinces the Biden Administration to start working within the WTO to promote economic growth through trade in developing countries. 4:38 PM · Mar 22, 2021
The US Defense Production Act is no free lunch. Recourse to it by the Biden Administration is creating shortages in vital drugs needed by many Americans. 7:28 AM · Mar 22, 2021
Attacking maritime piracy has long been a principle of US foreign policy. The US should be partnering with the UK, India, Denmark and other willing naval powers to stop such terrorism. 5:25 PM · Mar 21, 2021
One hopes that the US-China meeting in Alaska had more useful output than the news accounts indicate. The Biden Administration appears to be continuing the ineffective diplomacy of the Trump Administration in strengthening cooperation with China to address global problems. 1:23 PM · Mar 20, 2021
Shame on the Biden Administration for appealing a WTO decision against the US to the appellate court that the US shut down. Doubly hypocritical as the panel is right to call out the US for abuses in trade remedies. 2:51 PM · Mar 19, 2021