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Some Thoughts on the U.S. - EU Section 232 Tariff Agreements

The big trade news over the weekend was a resolution of the U.S. - EU Section 232 tariff disputes. Two key documents are this USTR fact sheet and this EU-US joint statement. The core of the agreement is as follows: The United States will replace the existing tariffs on
Simon Lester 01 Nov 2021 3 min read

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
Charnovitz 31 Oct 2021 6 min read

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
Henry Gao 28 Oct 2021 1 min read

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
Simon Lester 27 Oct 2021 2 min read

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
Simon Lester 26 Oct 2021 2 min read

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
Simon Lester 26 Oct 2021 1 min read

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
Simon Lester 22 Oct 2021 1 min read

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
Simon Lester 22 Oct 2021 1 min read

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
Inu Manak 19 Oct 2021 1 min read

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
Simon Lester 19 Oct 2021 3 min read

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Guest Post: Are President Trump’s New Section 122 Tariffs Legal?

This is a guest post from Bryan Riley and Joe Bishop-Henchman. Bryan is Director of the Free Trade Initiative at the National Taxpayers Union; Joe is Executive Vice President at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation President Trump has issued new 10% tariffs, shortly after raised to 15%, based on Section
24 Feb 2026 6 min read

Section 122 as a (Partial) Replacement for the IEEPA Tariffs

Apparently, this is the era of dusting off old international economic policy statutes and figuring out what they mean and how they work. After the Supreme Court's ruling today in Learning Resources, holding that "IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs," we are now
20 Feb 2026 5 min read

Comparing the Forced Labor Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals

Continuing my multi-part blog posting series on comparing provisions in the Trump administration trade agreements, let's look now at the provisions that try to induce U.S. trading partners to take action against imports made with forced labor.
20 Feb 2026 4 min read

AOC on Foreign Policy and Trade Policy

AOC spoke on a couple panels last week at the Munich Security Conference and also spoke at the Technische Universität Berlin, and this European trip was widely seen as a move to establish some foreign policy credentials for a presidential run.
17 Feb 2026 12 min read

Comparing the Enforcement Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals

Building on the comparison of trade agreement provisions in my last post, let's take a look at the "enforcement" provisions of the six agreements for which the legal texts have been published.
11 Feb 2026 4 min read

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