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President Trump on ISDS (Sort Of)

OK, not really on ISDS, but touching on ISDS to a very slight degree. Here's what he said a couple days ago: I’ve cleared the way for the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines -- and added a requirement that American pipelines be constructed with American steel.
Simon Lester 23 Mar 2017 2 min read

Event on Socio-Legal Methodologies at the University of Warwick

From the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) at the University of Warwick: On Tuesday, 16 May 2017, the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) at the University of Warwick, as part of the International Economic Law in Context Seminar
Inu Manak 23 Mar 2017 1 min read

Should the U.S. Have a Model Trade Agreement?

This is from Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross at his confirmation hearing (sorry about the all caps -- that's how it was at the link and I don't feel like retyping it): BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT IF CONFIRMED I CAN CONTRIBUTE TOWARD DESIGNING KIND OF
Simon Lester 21 Mar 2017 1 min read

Lighthizer's Responses to Senate Questions

Here are a few answers from USTR nominee Robert Lighthizer to written questions from Senators (via Inside US Trade): The European Union is the top export markets for the United States. At the same time, U.S. businesses and farmers face significant barriers to the EU market. The Obama Administration
Simon Lester 21 Mar 2017 3 min read

What To Make of the G20?

This is from the FT: Finance ministers from the world’s biggest economies have dropped pledges to renounce protectionism in a meeting marked by tension over trade between the US and others including China. G20 finance ministers meeting in the German resort town of Baden-Baden noted the importance of trade
Simon Lester 19 Mar 2017 1 min read

Trade Deficits vs. Imports

This is also from Todd Tucker's report: ... The U.S. trade deficits with Mexico and China went up after trade deals were finalized with both countries. Summarizing the research that uses such deficit-based measures (and attempting to control for trade displacement he believes would have happened anyway as
Simon Lester 19 Mar 2017 1 min read

Are Tariffs Low?

This is from the Todd Tucker progressive trade policy vision that I mentioned in the last post: ... The benefits of international cooperation on fighting tax evasion, monopoly power, unstable financial markets, climate change, and macroeconomic imbalances from misaligned currencies far outstrip even the most optimistic projections for agreements like the
Simon Lester 19 Mar 2017 1 min read

What Is the Progressive Vision for Trade Policy?

Progressives might disagree among themselves on what they want out of trade policy, but the vision of one particular progressive, long-time friend of this blog Todd Tucker, is here. First, let me say that I love the title of his report: "The Sustainable Equitable Trade Doctrine: Building Progressive International
Simon Lester 16 Mar 2017 3 min read

UK Trade Options Beyond 2019

The UK Parliament International Trade Committee has issued a report on "UK Trade Options Beyond 2019."  There are lots of interesting items in there. Here is the section on dispute rules in a UK-EU FTA: Dispute resolution 95.A key consideration regarding the terms of a UK-EU FTA
Simon Lester 14 Mar 2017 3 min read

Call for Papers-- Rethinking Free Trade: Liberal International Economic Order in the Wake of Brexit and Trump

The Institute of European and American Studies (IEAS), Academia Sinica intends to organize an international conference on 15-16 (Wed-Thu) November, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following issues: * The shift from embedded liberalism to neoliberalism and its critique * The future of mega-FTAs
Inu Manak 14 Mar 2017 1 min read

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Is this the end of MFN as we know it? The EU submission on WTO reform and the meaning of development

With the release of the EU submission on WTO reform, it has become clear that the MFN principle’s central role within the WTO architecture is under challenge. As a keystone, it risks the entire bridge falling. Even if the foundations are retained but deemed outdated or unusable, and a
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Can "Geopolitical" Tariffs Be Dealt With through Trade Deals?

Last Friday, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer was asked about Trump's initial suggestion of tariffs related to the goal of taking over Greenland
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Is Foreign Antitrust Enforcement "Discriminatory" and "Anti-American"?

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held a hearing in December on "Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses." There was a lot of talk at the hearing about how foreign regulations and regulators "discriminate" against American companies.
05 Jan 2026 5 min read

Pennsylvania Court Finds Mexican Government Guilty of "Discrimination" Due To Its Subsidies

I'm always interested in how courts apply the concept of "discrimination" in the context of international trade, so I've been eagerly awaiting a Pennsylvania court decision in a case against Mexico.
12 Dec 2025 8 min read

Economic Security in Trade Agreements: My Response to Geoff Gertz

Thanks to Geoff for laying out his vision of why economic security should be in trade agreements and how to bring it in. It won't surprise anyone to hear I have some additional comments and questions in response!
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