Rob Howse

The Peterson Institute has published an interesting paper by two very good economists, Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian, about trade and climate mitigation.bit.ly/ZQLATw  While as a matter of economics I rather like the Joe Stiglitz conceptualization of the problem better than theirs, then again I am not

I think there is an end to my saga of not finding Blanco's website.  Late yesterday I found a different site than the one originally listed on his twitter page.  This is it.  http://bit.ly/168q9Bm.  But then I also discovered that the link on the Twitter

As I recently tweeted, over the last 24 hours I've tried to access WTO Director General candidate Herminio Blanco's website on 4 different devices (the last one an open computer in the Swiss lounge in JFK airport, so it's nothing to do with my

It's pretty clear that the pro-seal hunt interests are hurting hard from their loss at the ECJ.  One spokesperson appeared to accuse the Court of being "self-serving" and lacking a "fair or just process."  That doesn't seem very consistent, to say the

Further to Simon's post, I am not an EU law expert, but I do think that, in particular, the findings of the ECJ on proportionality are relevant to the WTO dispute.  Here they are: Second, the applicants’ argument that the basic regulation goes beyond what is necessary to

These days trade faciltiation is an oft-repeated mantra in WTO circles, including by the DG candidates.  But there is little commentary to be found by civil society groups on these negotiations or the draft texts (the latest, from the end of March can be found here:  http://bit.ly/XXyaEA.

The United States is now entering into the negotiation of an ambitious agreement on trade and economic cooperation with the  EU.  But do the Administration and Congress really know the man who will be sitting on the other side of the negotiating table, Karel De Gucht? Searching for more clues

Thank you for your response to my post. Let's start with the facts.  The Chair himself has said that there was a "deviation" from the procedure agreed.  You, however, begin rhetorically, by referring to "conspiracies."  I never used that word.  Instead I offered a

Tomorrow (April 22) the International Chamber of Commerce will hold its World Trade Agenda Summit in,of all places, Doha, Qatar. A key document for the Summit is a report produced under the auspices of the Peterson Institute, a kind of updated catechism of neo-liberalism, "Payoff From the World

Thank you for your comment in response to my post. Here is my reply. First of all, according to this news article  http://bit.ly/ZEQiAs the Chair Mr. Bashir has admitted that some Members gave five preferences.  Secondly, the EU has, to my knowledge issued no denial that it