Competing Views of Sovereignty: The Haves vs. The Have Nots in AI (and Steel)
It's interesting to watch how political leaders craft narratives around economic competition that reflect their own country's strengths and weaknesses.
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Digital Trade
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The Australia-EU FTA Data Flows Obligations and Exceptions
The digital trade chapter of the Australia-EU FTA text is a new data point in looking out how governments are crafting data flow provisions and exceptions, as part of an effort to constrain domestic regulations while still providing the space to pursue legitimate public policies.
Jamieson Greer on Not Getting Fooled by Discriminatory EU Tech Regulations
At a Hudson Institute event earlier this week, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer had the following exchange with Peter Rough of Hudson on EU digital regulations:
Rough: The joint statement last August with the Europeans filling out the Turnberry agreement that the President struck with Commission President von der
What Value Does the U.S. See In an E-Commerce Duty Moratorium in the Absence of Effective Enforcement through the DSU?
One of the big issues the U.S. is pushing at MC14 is a permanent extension of the WTO's moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions. In a recent statement at a General Council meeting related to preparations for MC14, the U.S. said:
Intervention on the Moratorium
Comparing the Digital Trade Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
My series of posts comparing specific provisions across the Trump administration's Agreements on Reciprocal Trade got interrupted, but let me get back to it now, with a focus on certain digital trade provisions in the nine agreements for which we now have the full legal text.
Is Foreign Antitrust Enforcement "Discriminatory" and "Anti-American"?
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held a hearing in December on "Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses." There was a lot of talk at the hearing about how foreign regulations and regulators "discriminate" against American
The Future of U.S. Big Tech and Social Media (and a Quick Thought on Manufacturing)
As the saying goes, it's difficult to make predictions, especially about the future, but in a piece I wrote for the Baker Institute, I argue that the social media landscape is going to become smaller and more global, with U.S. big tech control declining. Is this just
Free Speech and Trade Policy
In my last post, I briefly mentioned this point about free speech from Trump's recent memo on "Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties":
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative shall
The Trump Administration's New Push on Foreign Digital Taxes and Regulations
I have done a number of posts over the years on what U.S. trade officials mean when they talk about foreign digital taxes and regulations "discriminating" against U.S. companies. Are they talking about the intent of the measure or just its effect? On the latter, is
Will Trump's Early Tariffs Be Used To Fight Digital Regulatory Barriers?
CNN reports that some of Trump's early tariffs might be used to fight foreign digital regulations:
The campaign has commissioned its own studies on the economic impact of these tariffs, with levies not far below the levels Trump has suggested, according to people familiar with the effort.
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