Jamieson Greer on the Rules-Based International Order
At an Atlantic Council event yesterday, Greg Ip of the WSJ asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about how he sees the "rules-based international order" in the trading system these days
Who Will be the MC (Master of Ceremony) of MC14?
1. The 2026 Version of the Bicycle Theory for Trade
A few decades back, in separate publications, Fred C. Bergsten, and Jagdish Bhagwati referred to the “bicycle” theory of trade. In short, the idea was that steady (continuous) progress towards freer trade is essential. If not, political forces favoring protectionism
A New Central Organizing Principle for U.S. Trade
In the US Trade Regime class I teach with Matt Nicely, our unit on the regime’s import side has traditionally begun with a review of how the United States classifies trading partners … the “ordinary,” “preferred” and “rogue” categories associated with columns 1a, 1b and 2 (respectively) of the Harmonized
Three Explanations for the Foreign Investment Pledges
In recent months, President Trump and the Trump administration have been touting a $20 trillion or so figure that they say foreign companies/governments have pledged to invest in the U.S. I've had trouble figuring out what to make of all this, but I have three theories
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!
Guest Post: The Case for Bringing Economic Security Priorities into U.S. Trade Agreements, Part II
This is a guest post from Geoffrey Gertz of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), responding to my post on Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements
An earlier post made the case for why the United States should bring economic security commitments into trade
Tiptoeing into the Polycene:[1] Launch of the Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade
On November 7, during the Belém Climate Summit, President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil launched the Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT).
The IFCCT is a recognition of the need to integrate trade policy and climate policy. It is a “space for dialog” intended to “bring
Guest Post: The Case for Bringing Economic Security Priorities into U.S. Trade Agreements, Part I
Thanks to Simon for kickstarting a debate on the prospect of bringing economic security provisions into trade agreements, and for allowing me to respond here.
Symposium on Tariffs and Trade Wars
Law professor Csongor István Nagy sends the following:
Jointly organized by the ELTE Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies, the University of Galway’s LLM in International and Comparative Business Law, and the Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies, this hybrid symposium on December 2, 2025 offers insight into
Exemplars vs. Precedents in WTO Law
As most of this blog's readers are aware, there has been controversy over the "permissible interpretation" language in the legal standard of review in AD Agreement Article 17.6(ii).