Why the US Failed to Prevent the Climate Challenge from Turning into the Climate Crisis
Summary of 21 Tweets in honour of the Glasgow COP26 conference beginning today
Is it time to bring back the AB?
Greg Shaffer and I think so in our new op-ed in the Hill, but not everyone seems to agree with us, as illustrated in this lively Twitter exchange with Dan Ikenson, Rob Howse and Simon Lester.
However, I think there might be some movement on this issue in the WTO
Can the Biden Administration's Push for More "Made in America" Be Challenged under the GPA?
Long-time trade lawyer Jean Heilman Grier has a great blog focusing on procurement issues. Her latest post is about a new Biden administration website on Made in America:
The Biden administration has inaugurated a new Made in America website with information on waivers of the Buy American Act and other
Maria Pagan on Reforming WTO Dispute Settlement and the Appellate Body
This exchange is from today's Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Maria Pagan for Deputy USTR in Geneva (Ambassador to the WTO):
Senator Carper:
I would like to start off with a question ... for Ms. Pagan, dealing with WTO reform. Ms. Pagan, I've
ACWL 20 Year Anniversary Event
From the ACWL:
The ACWL is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To celebrate this occasion, we are hosting a webinar on 28 October from 15:00 to 16:30 CET on the “ACWL: Achievements for Developing Countries and LDCs and Challenges Ahead”. We are delighted to have Professor Peter
Tai: "A Lot of Potential" for Coordinating U.S./EU approaches to China
This is from a two part interview by CNN's Julia Chatterley with U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai:
Chatterley: Another, and it's been described as a pivot point actually, in the relationship between the EU and the United States, when we spoke to the French finance
SIEL October Conversation: ‘Institutions and Dispute Settlement under WTO’
From the SIEL:
SIEL October ConversationThe Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) is pleased to invite you to its February Conversation entitled ‘Institutions and Dispute Settlement under WTO’, with
Geraldo Vidigal (University of Amsterdam), Tommaso Soave (Central European University; Former WTO Appellate Body Secretariat), Marcus Gustafsson (Legal Service of the
Webinar-- The modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty: Substantial and procedural implications for the IIA regime
This is from the University ‘Parthenope’ of Naples and the Asia Pacific FDI Network:
On 5 November, 14.00-17:30 CET; 08:00-11.30 (NY) we will host a webinar on "The modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty: Substantial and procedural implications for the IIA regime."
The modernization
What Does the Biden Administration Think About a Power-Based vs. a Rules-Based Trading System?
I wanted to elaborate on a point I made in my post from last week, where I discussed U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai's response to my question about ways to improve the WTO panel process. As a reminder, here's what she was asked and how
USTR Requests ITC Investigation on Distributional Effects of Goods and Services Trade and Trade Policy
USTR has just requested that the ITC carry out the following two-part investigation of distributional effects of goods and services trade and trade policy:
under authority delegated by the President to the United States Trade Representative and pursuant to Section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.