Comparing the Economic and National Security Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
By my count, we now have the legal texts of five Trump administration trade agreements. Will there be enforcement actions under these agreements?
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Trade and Security
33 posts
Is this the end of MFN as we know it? The EU submission on WTO reform and the meaning of development
With the release of the EU submission on WTO reform, it has become clear that the MFN principle’s central role within the WTO architecture is under challenge. As a keystone, it risks the entire bridge falling. Even if the foundations are retained but deemed outdated or unusable, and a
Can "Geopolitical" Tariffs Be Dealt With through Trade Deals?
Last Friday, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer was asked about Trump's initial suggestion of tariffs related to the goal of taking over Greenland
Economic Security in Trade Agreements: My Response to Geoff Gertz
Thanks to Geoff for laying out his vision of why economic security should be in trade agreements and how to bring it in. It won't surprise anyone to hear I have some additional comments and questions in response!
Guest Post: The Case for Bringing Economic Security Priorities into U.S. Trade Agreements, Part II
This is a guest post from Geoffrey Gertz of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), responding to my post on Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements
An earlier post made the case for why the United States should bring economic security commitments into trade
Guest Post: The Case for Bringing Economic Security Priorities into U.S. Trade Agreements, Part I
Thanks to Simon for kickstarting a debate on the prospect of bringing economic security provisions into trade agreements, and for allowing me to respond here.
Trump's Cambodia Trade Deal, Arms Exports, and the Role of Non-Trade Concessions
In this post, I'm going to talk about some aspects of the recent U.S. trade deal with Cambodia that I haven't heard raised yet, including the following questions: (1) Is the decision to allow U.S. arms exports to Cambodia pursuant to this deal designed to boost U.S. manufacturing?
Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post cautioning everyone to "Beware the 'Securitization' of Trade Policy." So far, however, it looks like my post has been a big failure, as many people seem to be throwing caution to the wind, and instead of being wary
International law aspects of the U.S.-Australia critical mineral and rare earth deal
Upon reading the US-AUS framework concerning the financing of rare earth mining. While there is very little to go on, I wanted to share some thoughts that connect current assessments with what we know about international investment law and existing institutional development.
The Framework commits $1 billion in financing projects
Beware the "Securitization" of Trade Policy
In recent years, U.S. trade policy has seen a creeping takeover by "security" concerns. The precise scope of these concerns is unclear, but they appear to cover both the traditional aspects of military-related security as well as the vague and amorphous concept of "economic security."