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Which Trade Restrictions and/or Protectionist Measures Should the WTO Secretariat Be Monitoring?

Via Inside U.S. Trade, Congressman Levin and Senator Wyden are upset with the WTO Secretariat about its recent Report on G20 Trade Measures. Here's an excerpt from the letter they sent to WTO DG Roberto Azevedo: We are deeply disappointed that the Secretariat of the WTO has

Could the Critics of ISDS Save TPP? An opportunity for Hillary Clinton to strike a new national bargain on trade

This is the third in a trilogy of posts on Hillary Clinton and trade policy. In recent days, some of the highest-profile US critics of the TPP have refocused their sights on the provisions of the agreement that call for investor-state arbitration. Elizabeth Warren, for example, singled out

New AU funding system and the WTO

At its July 2016 summit in Kigali, Rwanda, the AU Assembly held a special retreat to consider new proposals intended to ensure that the AU “is financed in a predictable, sustainable, equitable and accountable manner with the full ownership by its Member States”. The new funding proposal adopted by the

Polling the TPP

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has a new poll on Americans' views on trade issues. Their results showed a lot of support for free trade, which surprised me a bit given the current campaign rhetoric. Here's what they found on the TPP: Perhaps no other trade

A Defense of Zeroing

This is from a dissenting opinion in today's Appellate Body report in U.S. - Washing Machines, with the dissenter arguing that zeroing should be permitted in the context of "pattern" transactions under the second sentence of AD Agreement Article 2.4.2: 5.1.10 Separate

Hillary Clinton's Trade Team

The polls are tightening a bit (gulp), but it still seems likely that Hillary Clinton will be the next U.S. President. If that happens, the choices for who in her administration runs trade policy will be very important. Roughly speaking, I would say the Democratic Party includes three views

Appellate Body Update

From Monday's DSB meeting: Chair's statement on Appellate Body matters The DSB Chair, Ambassador Xavier Carim (South Africa), reminded delegations that the deadline for nominations of candidates to fill the vacancy left by the non-reappointment of Mr Seung Wha Chang is 14 September 2016. He

Sorting Out the UK/EU Dispute Settlement Obligations after Brexit

What would Brexit mean for the UK in relation to past WTO disputes involving the EU? This is from Samuel Lowe: We don’t eat much American beef in the UK. One of the reasons for this is because the EU bans the import of beef sourced from cows pumped

CETA vs. TTIP

Is TTIP going to be sacrificed to save CETA? That's one interpretation of what's going on right now: German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel triggered a bit of a panic this weekend when he said the talks for a trade accord with the United States have “de

Guest Post: New raw materials dispute revives trade tensions between China and the US/EU

This is a guest post from Ilaria Espa of the World Trade Institute The third WTO dispute targeting China’s regime of export restrictions on raw materials is around the corner. Between June and August, the US and the EU filed separate requests for consultations, later supplemented (here and here)