Simon Lester

From the WSJ: The Journal reported that the WTO in its interim ruling classified every launch aid package given for the A380 passenger jet as an illegal subsidy.ADDED: Let the debate over what the ruling actually says commence.  From Reuters: Comments that the World Trade Organization on Friday backed

So far, the details of the Airbus ruling have not been leaked, so nothing to comment on in that regard.  However, I did have a quibble with this statement by the Economist: Theoretically the WTO ruling, if confirmed and not over-turned on appeal, could cause a trade war between the

The WSJ says it's 1,000 pages: Trade-law specialists say the 1,000-page document's wording will be ambiguous enough to allow the EU to appeal unfavorable findings Here's another non-substantive question:  Will the document be leaked?  No doubt it will be leaked to someone,

From the headline of a NY Times article.  They say that India is now ready to move ahead, but they are less sure about the U.S.: While there are signs that the host of this week’s session, India, has become more willing to bargain, negotiators are still trying

Washington Trade Daily just tweeted: USTR Kirk just told reporters President Obama will deliver his long-awaited trade policy speech sometime before the G-20 meeting Sept 24. "Long-awaited" is right.  I had been expecting to spend much of the past few months blogging about the new Obama trade policy,