Top 50 Foreign Policy Blogs
"Masters in Criminal Justice" offers the Top 50 Foreign Policy Blogs, and they were kind of enough to include this blog.
"Protectionist Power Balance"
From an FT article:
Fredrik Erixon, of the European Centre for International Political Economy, a free-market think-tank in Brussels, says: “WTO rules are effective where you have one country behaving badly. Where there is a protectionist power balance between all the big countries, they aren’t of much use.”
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The End of the Zeroing Debate?
Well, the end of the debate in the WTO's judicial organs anyway (the political battle will surely continue). From a concurring opinion in today's AB decision in U.S. - Continued Zeroing (DS350):
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"I think we need to make sure that any provisions that are in there are not going to trigger a trade war"
That's Barack Obama, talking about the Buy America controversy. He also said:
"I think it would be a mistake though, at a time when worldwide trade is declining, for us to start sending a message that somehow we're just looking after ourselves and not concerned
CEPMLP, Dundee: Chair in International Law
From the CEPMLP:
Dear Friends,
We are now formally launching the search to seek a Professor of International Law to replace the late Professor Thomas Walde. Those of you who read The Economist or the UK’s Times Higher Education will have seen the notices.
We are deliberately keeping the
A More Subtle "Buy America" Approach
Richard Posner proposes the following alternative to the current Buy America provisions (which require the use of American inputs in certain projects):
An appropriate solution to this dilemma is to focus the stimulus package on goods and services that are made in the United States. That is one more reason
More on Trade News
A while back, I mentioned that we (that is, WorldTradeLaw.net) were working on a trade news feature. Some of you may have already noticed this, but in case you have not, here is the news page we set up: http://www.worldtradelaw.net/wtlnews.htm We're still
The EU Defends its Anti-Dumping Measures
In relation to anti-dumping duties it imposed on Chinese screws and bolts, the European Commission says:
"We reject strongly the implication from various sources quoted in the press that any anti-dumping measures in this case would be protectionist and not based on fact," the Commission said in a
China and the Economic Crisis
NYU grad student Alireza Gharagozlou sends the following overview of a paper he has written, and asks for comments:
China's accumulation of foreign currency is a hotly debated topic. Secretary of Treasury Geithner recently characterized it as "currency manipulation," a legal term of art which allows
"Buy America" Stimulus Provisions
Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio supports them:
"As we are losing jobs in record numbers, we obviously need to devote these funds to direct creation of American jobs. To do that, we must ensure that federal funds are used to buy American products and to help promote manufacturing in