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Dennis Kucinich's Trade Vision

It seems very unlikely that we will ever see a Kucinich Presidency, but nonetheless I found this statement of Kucinich's thoughts on trade interesting: The first act in office is going to be to cancel NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement] and withdraw from the WTO [World Trade
Simon Lester 08 Nov 2007 1 min read

Notes from the Bananas 21.5 Panel Hearing

As announced by the WTO, the recent panel hearings in the EC - Bananas, Article 21.5 dispute brought by the U.S. were open to the public.  Unlike some other recent open panel hearings, for this one the public could view the questions from the panel and the parties&
Simon Lester 07 Nov 2007 1 min read

Paul Rubin on Evolution and Trade Policy

I just saw this on SSRN and thought others might find it interesting: Paul H. Rubin - Evolution, Immigration and Trade - washingtonpost.com http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/07/... 1 of 3 5/12/2007 5:29 AM Evolution, Immigration and Trade By Paul H.
Trachtman 07 Nov 2007 3 min read

Call for Submissions: ASIL Insights, International Economic Law Edition

The International Economic Law Interest Group (IELIG) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), in cooperation with the ASIL, is pleased to announce the launch of “ASIL Insights - International Economic Law Edition.” The IELIG promotes academic interest, discussion, research and publication on subjects broadly related to the transnational
Sungjoon Cho 06 Nov 2007 1 min read

Coming Soon: The Gambling Arbitration Ruling

One of Antigua's lawyers says the Arbitrator's ruling in the Gambling case will be out on November 30.  I will be very impressed if they can reach a decision by then -- they have a lot to sort through. He also said that any IP sanctions
Simon Lester 05 Nov 2007 1 min read

Trade in Everything: North Korean Tourism

The Economist provides the details: GLOBAL capitalism has worked many wonders, but where in the free world can one see 10,000 children dancing in synchronisation, dressed as eggs? Such weirdness makes North Korea, a basket-case state, a must for a certain sort of backpacker. Tourist visas have been available
Simon Lester 05 Nov 2007 1 min read

Mitt Romney's Trade Vision

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has put forward the outlines of his vision for trade, which he calls the "Reagan Zone Of Economic Freedom" (hat tip to Eyes on Trade).  One aspect is the following: Starting with a core of U.S. free trade agreement partners, Governor Romney
Simon Lester 05 Nov 2007 1 min read

Trade in Everything: Mercenary Services

I found this Bloomberg article on Fijian mercenaries very interesting from a trade perspective: Since the 1970s, this impoverished and remote remnant of the British Empire has positioned itself as a discount-soldier surplus store. Its best customer has been the United Nations' peacekeeping operations. Today, on the post-Sept. 11
Simon Lester 04 Nov 2007 1 min read

The Return of PPMs

In defense of a proposed measure that would penalize production processes according to the amount of greenhouse gases they emit, to be imposed on both domestic and imported products, a French Minister says: ... France would press for an EU-wide surcharge that would ensure that the price of both domestic and
Simon Lester 01 Nov 2007 1 min read

More From The Gambling 22.6 Arbitration

In earlier posts on the Gambling arbitration, I focused on the figures involved, but there is an underlying interpretive issue that is very interesting which, as far as I know, has not been addressed before.  Antigua argues that the amount of nullification or impairment should be based on the failure
Simon Lester 01 Nov 2007 1 min read

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Could Congress Extend the USMCA for Another Term?

People have been assuming that the decision on whether to extend the USMCA for another term is up to President Trump, but based on the language of the USMCA related to the upcoming joint review, could Congress actually have the power to make this decision on its own?
04 May 2026 4 min read

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.
27 Apr 2026 6 min read

The Section 301 Excess Capacity Investigation Needs Less Madness, More Method

Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled President Trump’s emergency tariffs under IEEPA  unconstitutional, the administration scrambled to rebuild its tariff wall. While the announcement of Section 122 tariffs immediately following the ruling will provide a temporary patch, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office quickly began to utilize another
24 Apr 2026 6 min read

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.
08 Apr 2026 5 min read

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