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The WTO Airbus Ruling: No Leaks Yet

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
Simon Lester 04 Sep 2009 1 min read

Call for Papers: "Risk, Science and Law in International Governance"

International Economic Law Interest Group (IEcLIG) of American Society of International Law (ASIL) Call for Papers ( Deadline Extended ) Risk, Science and Law in International Governance International law in the 21st century has increasingly responded to and been challenged by domestic measures which aim to address various health risks. A number
Sungjoon Cho 04 Sep 2009 3 min read

Trade Versus the Environment: Imported Toyota Hybrids

From Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s biggest seller of autos powered by a combination of gasoline and electricity, faces a patent-infringement claim that may result in a U.S. import ban on its Prius and other hybrid models. Closely held Paice LLC filed a complaint yesterday with the
Simon Lester 04 Sep 2009 1 min read

The WTO Cotton Dispute: Another Compliance Panel?

Not too many years ago, it was a bit unclear whether a respondent in a WTO dispute could go to DSU Article 21.5 and ask a panel to declare that it was in compliance, so as to put an end to the trade sanctions it was facing.  However, the
Simon Lester 03 Sep 2009 3 min read

Trade Preferences and Human Rights: The Case of Sri Lanka

As a quick update on these two posts, the Economist reports that Sri Lanka is not likely to continue to benefit from the EU's GSP Plus tariff preference program: The confidential 130-page report, which has been obtained by The Economist, concludes that Sri Lanka has failed to honour
Simon Lester 03 Sep 2009 1 min read

The WTO Airbus Ruling: Some Non-Substantive Details

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,
Simon Lester 02 Sep 2009 1 min read

"Can a New Cast Save Global Trade Talks?"

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
Simon Lester 02 Sep 2009 1 min read

Obama Trade Policy Speech Coming Soon?

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,
Simon Lester 01 Sep 2009 1 min read

The Cotton 22.6 Decision(s): A Chance to Test TRIPS Retaliation?

The Article 22.6 Arbitration decision in the U.S. - Cotton case was issued today.  Or rather, the decisions, plural.  There is one decision related to actionable subsidies and one decision related to prohibited subsidies. So what do they say?  Well, I'm still trying to finish up
Simon Lester 31 Aug 2009 2 min read

Alan Sykes on Comparative Subsidies Regulation

With the EC - Aircraft Subsidies interim panel report almost upon us, this seems like a good time to talk about disciplines on subsidies.  Alan Sykes' new paper "The Questionable Case for Subsidies Regulation: A Comparative Perspective," available on SSRN, is a good starting point.  Here'
Simon Lester 30 Aug 2009 3 min read

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Is There No Going Back on Trade? What Is the Path Forward? A Response to Lighthizer

Former U.S. Trade Rep. Bob Lighthizer has a new essay in Foreign Affairs, and I have some thoughts. I'm going to start with his brief big picture points on the direction of U.S. trade policy, and then go through a couple of the specific concepts he emphasizes.
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The Section 301 Excess Capacity Investigation Needs Less Madness, More Method

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War Tariffs

This is a co-authored post by Kathleen Claussen and Tim Meyer. Last week, President Trump announced that the United States would be imposing new tariffs of 50 percent of the value of any product coming from any country that sells weapons or provides military aid to Iran. Some commentators questioned
14 Apr 2026 5 min read

USMCA Review and Extension Predictions

When the idea of an expiration clause was suggested during the NAFTA renegotiation, I was against it from the start, and Inu and I wrote a pretty critical piece about it at the time. A review is great, we said, let's definitely have reviews, and there are plenty of ways to do that.
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The Section 301 Surge Continues: Investigating the Adoption/Enforcement/Administration of Forced Labor Import Bans

This Section 301 investigation intends to pressure all sixty named trade partners (even, inexplicably, including Canada and Mexico) to adopt similar enforcement procedures. This announcement is highly problematic for the four reasons I address below.
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