I don't talk about myself much on this blog. It's not that kind of blog. But this seems worth mentioning: As of this past Monday, I am now a trade policy analyst at the Cato Institute.  My Cato webpage is here. Don't worry (in

A guest post from GDB, who is looking for input but wants to remain anonymous: The recent economic sanctions on Iran, culminating with UN SC Resolution 1929 (2010) and the UN Members’ implementing measures, pose some problems of WTO compatibility, to the extent the measures fall under the scope of

Based on this statement by President Obama, I'm not holding my breath: "Today, the United States and the European Union agreed to take the next step in our work towards the possible launching of negotiations on an agreement to strengthen our already very deep trade and investment

I can't tell you what the U.S will do to implement the Cloves rulings, but I can tell you the date by which they must do it: 15 months from adoption (July 24, 2013), pursuant to this Article 21.3(b) agreement.  Mark your calendars.

This is from Friday's China – GOES WTO panel report: 7.363 In the Panel's view, the United States has not made out its claim under Article 22.3 of the SCM Agreement. The United States argues that MOFCOM did not explain why a price derived from

Benn McGrady says the following about the fair and equitable treatment standard in international investment law: Older cases from the days of diplomatic protection (when a state would bring a claim on behalf of its nationals) suggest that it is very difficult to establish a violation by the host state.

Yesterday the investment chapter of the TPP was leaked to the public. I don't have any particular thoughts on this at the moment (except, how do these things get leaked?), so I'll just quote from some others. Global Trade Watch says: “The outrageous stuff in this

From Australian law professor Matthew Rimmer: The Ukraine would have more chance of winning the UEFA (Union of European Football Association) football competition then they would of winning this WTO action. Is that an accurate assessment? Is he underestimating the chances? Or is that just about right? How do the

From Reuters: Starbucks Corp (SBUX) on Tuesday will debut the first products in a line of U.S.-made mugs and other merchandise that will be sold in its roughly 7,000 U.S. cafes to support domestic manufacturing and raise money for its Create Jobs for USA fund. The

This is from Friday's Shrimp and Saw Blades WTO panel report: 6.7 The United States considers that the quotations to two Appellate Body Reports contained in paragraph 7.29 do not adequately reflect the role that each panel  plays in the dispute settlement process.  The United States