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From the House Gambling Hearing

I decided I wasn't up for live blogging the House hearing on internet gambling, but here is a brief review of some points that were made. (You can view the webcast here -- it's still ongoing, but they have taken a break). [UPDATE - here is a link

House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Internet Gambling

Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on "Establishing Consistent Enforcement Policies in the Context of Online Wagers." The Committee's press release says: "Famed poker player Annie Duke will testify at the hearing." But from a trade lawyer's perspective, the

Two WTO Related Blogs

I wanted to mention two WTO-specific blogs that might be of interest to readers of this blog: * WTO and China, by Henry Gao, a contributor and frequent commenter on this blog. * India in the WTO, by Seema Sapra, a frequent commenter on this blog. Check them out when you

No News is Bad News at the WTO?

Another China WTO dispute on the horizon: China was criticised at the World Trade Organisation on Monday for its restrictions on foreign news agencies who are unable to sell their information to local media, trade sources said. Canada, the United States, Japan and the European Union all requested more information

More on Mitt Romney's Trade Vision

Ben Muse's post on Mitt Romney reminds me that there is more to Mitt Romney's trade views than I mentioned in my earlier post. Picking out some of the aspects I found most interesting, Romney would like to see the following: * U.S. and multilateral efforts

A Short Note On Blog Comments

One of the things I enjoy most about this blog is the comments and discussion that take place. To help promote this, I wanted to mention that comments can be made anonymously. While it's true that the comment form requires that a name and email address be entered,

Trade in Everything: Football (Soccer) Playing and Watching

The Economist reports: As in Somalia, so it is across the rest of Africa. Every week, far from England's freezing winter drizzle, tens of millions of Africans settle down in video shacks, bars and homes to watch the latest matches between England's top 20 football clubs.

Chinese Muscle, or, No More Mr. Nice Guy

This recently reported development in NAMA negotiations is noteworthy, because it is as far as I can tell a first really overt break from China's so-far rather accommodating diplomacy in the WTO. The repeated reference to veto rights is worryingly reminiscent of the UN Security Council, where

Invisible No More

Prof. Jose Alvarez, President of the American Society of International Law, has posted an incisive presidential column celebrating the new (at least relative) inclusiveness and transparency of international legal discourse afforded by the access of academics and practitioners (and usually, everybody else) to the internet with its blogs. He notes

Hillary Clinton's Trade Vision

Hillary Clinton had this to say about trade in relation to various trade agreements coming before Congress: "I have long said that we need smart trade policies that advance labor rights, the environment, and our economic standing in the world. "I support the trade agreement with Peru. It