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Obama on the Tanker Deal

From the AP: An Iraq war veteran at the town hall asked [Senator Obama's] opinion of a recent decision by the Pentagon to award a a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to a consortium led by Airbus , located in Europe , over a bid led by U.S.

Trade in Everything: Canadian Mounties

From the Economist: THE Caribbean island of Antigua is an odd place to find a Mountie, with not a horse or a snowflake in sight. But three former officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police this month began a two-year stint reforming the island's chaotic constabulary. They are

About that Gambling Settlement ...

... doesn't look like it is going to happen: The deadline for the US to put forward a proposal to settle its long running Internet gambling dispute passed yesterday with Antigua and Barbuda reportedly receiving no word from the US. Up to late yesterday, neither Antigua and Barbuda’s

Ways and Means: More Complaints, Please

From a letter to President Bush from the House Ways and Means Committee: The Appendix to this letter contains a compilation of a number of the most persistent barriers to trade, and proposed causes of action to address each. These matters are long overdue for effective action by the Administration.

Hormones Headlines

Which side won in the WTO decisions in the Hormones Sanctions case, released today? Let's take a look at the headlines: From the IHT/AP: "WTO backs US, Canada in beef dispute with EU, but both sides claim victory" From the Guardian/Reuters: "WTO rebukes

Back to the Future of Outsourcing

Via Marginal Revolution, this is from economist Glen Whitman: If backward time travel is also somehow possible, maybe firms in the future will choose to outsource some of their operations to the past, locating their manufacturing and other services in lower-wage time periods. This opens the possibility of transtemporal gains

House Ways and Means on China's Currency

From a letter to President Bush from the House Ways and Means Committee: China's currency manipulation needs to be addressed through the WTO, as well as the IMF. WTO rules are clear. A member country "shall not, by exchange action, frustrate the intent of the provisision this

Trade Law Academic Position in Glasgow

A reader of this blog points me to the following job listing for a professor focusing on WTO law (among other things): Job title: Professor of International Law Reference number: 14152/HRP/A1 Department/division: School of Law Faculty/division of US: Law, Business and Social Sciences Reporting to: Prof

ASIL - IELG in DC: April 10

From the ASIL's International Economic Law Group: Readers of the blog who will be in Washington on April 10 are invited to the annual business meeting of the International Economic Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law, from 7:45 am to 8:45 am

What To Do About High Drug Prices

It's a bit of a risk for me to talk about intellectual property issues, as IP is not my strong suit. But, hey, it's just a blog, so here goes nothing. In an article about John McCain's views on health care policy, the Economist