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Inu Manak

Inu Manak

Senior Fellow for International Trade, Council on Foreign Relations. Associate Editor, IELP Blog. Book Review Editor, World Trade Review.

Remembering David Kleimann

The trade community mourns the loss of David Kleimann, a formidable trade expert and friend. David was most recently at S-Curve Economics, but also held posts at ODI, Bruegel, and Georgetown Law, among others. His research sat at the intersection of international trade law, EU external economic governance, and

The Section 301 Excess Capacity Investigation Needs Less Madness, More Method

Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled President Trump’s emergency tariffs under IEEPA unconstitutional, the administration scrambled to rebuild its tariff wall. While the announcement of Section 122 tariffs immediately following the ruling will provide a temporary patch, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office quickly began to utilize another

Reviewing the USMCA

Pursuant to the review of the USMCA provided for in Article 34.7, USTR has requested comments and is holding a hearing. USTR's comments portal shows 1,515 comments submitted, so a lot of people had things to say!

Call for Papers: Law and Economic Development

This is from the ASIL International Economic Law interest group: The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law and the Law and Development Institute are co-hosting a conference in December 2025 in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The conference theme is "Law and

Call for Papers: ASIL International Economic Law Biennial Conference

This is from ASIL’s International Economic Law Interest Group: The next ASIL International Economic Law Biennial Conference will be held on May 16-17, 2025, at Michigan Law, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Applications are now open for paper and panel proposals, and the deadline by which to submit a

Book Release - The Future of Trade: A North American Perspective

This is from David Gantz and Tony Payan: Our new book on trade law and policy, The Future of Trade: A North American Perspective, was published by Edward Elgar on December 15. For details, see here. "This critical book assesses the current trade policy challenges facing the US and

A Note of Thanks

As the bustle of Washington quiets down in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I like to take time to reflect on the things I have to be thankful for in our wonky corner of the world. Back in 2017, I wrote about how I was thankful for NAFTA, which

In a Deal with Taiwan, Biden Secures his First Trade Agreement

This is a co-authored post by Inu Manak, who is a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC, and Amanda Lin, who is an intern for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and a graduate student at the Elliot School for

Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development

This is from the National Law University, Jodhpur, India: The Board of Editors of TL&D is pleased to announce “Sustainability and Inclusivity: Evolving Paradigms of the Global Economy” as the theme for its next Special Issue (Vol. XV, No. 1). While the theme is broad enough to cover

Book discussion: Manifestations of Coherence and Investor-State Arbitration, 2 May 2023, 5 pm – 6 pm (SGT) / 11 am – 12 pm (CEST)

This is from the Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore: The Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore cordially invites you to attend a virtual book discussion under the theme “Manifestations of Coherence and Investor-State Arbitration”. The coherence of decisions produced in