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More on a Biden U.S. Trade Representative Search

This is from NY Times trade reporter Ana Swanson: For the U.S. trade representative, progressive politicians and trade experts are pushing candidates including Katherine Tai, the chief trade counsel at the House Ways and Means Committee; Michael Wessel, a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Simon Lester 29 Oct 2020 1 min read

Enforcing the China Phase One Deal

As I explained here, I am skeptical about the enforcement part of the U.S.-China phase one trade deal. In my view, when one party believes another party is in violation, it really helps to have a neutral dispute settlement process under which a panel can issue a ruling
Simon Lester 27 Oct 2020 2 min read

Did the DSU Drafters Expect DSU Article 11 Appeals?

In the past, I have argued that because the substance of DSU Article 11 existed in the GATT prior to the creation of the DSU, this provision was not designed to be used with the DSU appeals process. But I was poking around in some DSU negotiating history recently, and
Simon Lester 27 Oct 2020 1 min read

Georgetown Journal of International Law Annual Trade Issue

This is from the Georgetown Journal of International Law: The Georgetown Journal of International Law (GJIL) is accepting article submissions on topics broadly related to international trade law for its annual trade issue (Issue 52.3). Deadline for submission is February 15th, 2021. GJIL accepts submissions of manuscripts for publication
Simon Lester 22 Oct 2020 1 min read

Candidates for U.S. Trade Rep. in a Biden Administration

Veteran trade reporter Doug Palmer of Politico has a piece (subscriber only) in which he discusses possible U.S. Trade Representatives in a Biden administration. Here are the names he mentions, broken into two categories set out in the article: Favored by progressives: Thea Lee (president of the Economic Policy
Simon Lester 22 Oct 2020 1 min read

Call for Submissions: Triangulating Freedom of Speech

This is from Prof. Dr. Steffen Hindelang and Dr. Andreas Moberg, inviting contribution from followers of this blog, in particular related to the interface between International Economic Law and Human Rights: Triangulating Freedom of Speech: Business, Social Rights, and the Freedom of Speech in a Digital Age We are pleased
Inu Manak 22 Oct 2020 2 min read

4th SIEL Conversation International Dispute Settlement in the Pandemic

The SIEL sends along the following: 4th SIEL Conversation International Dispute Settlement in the Pandemic In 2020, international dispute settlement has adapted to travel restrictions, lockdowns and remote work – conditions which may last through 2021 or longer. ICSID, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the WTO and other arbitral institutions have
Simon Lester 21 Oct 2020 1 min read

The WTO Dispute Process In the Pandemic and Beyond

This is from a statement by a number of WTO Members at the September 28 DSB meeting: As we have seen, the WTO dispute settlement system is not immune to the impacts of COVID-19. It is encouraging that, since July, delegates have been able to resume DSB meetings at the
Simon Lester 20 Oct 2020 2 min read

PhD Scholarship in International Trade Law/International Investment Law/International IP Law

Christian Riffel of the University of Canterbury writes to say that he is looking for a PhD student in the areas of international trade law/international investment law/international IP law. The full description of the PhD scholarship is here. The deadline is December 1. New Zealand seems like a
Simon Lester 20 Oct 2020 1 min read

"Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccines and When?": Waiving TRIPS Rules To Fight COVID-19

Burcu Kilic of Public Citizen, along with some of her colleagues, had an op-ed this week in The Guardian, in which they argued the following: But who will get the coronavirus vaccines and when? There are two big problems: whether they will be affordable, and whether there will be enough
Simon Lester 17 Oct 2020 5 min read

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Debunking the "Hyperglobalization" Trade Policy Myth

Policy is often shaped by narratives, and recently there has been a bipartisan effort to create a narrative that, starting in the early 1990s, globalization and free trade went too far.
03 Mar 2026 8 min read

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

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