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Comments of Steve Charnovitz to the Section 232 Steel Investigation

Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel From Steve Charnovitz, George Washington University Law School April 26, 2017 DOC Billing Code 3510-33-P The idea that imports of goods, services, or capital could undermine national security is farfetched. Imports serve to supplement domestic capacity and therefore provide

Senator Charles Schumer: Incoherence and Confusion on Iran

New York Senator Charles Schumer has taken a stance against the Iran deal. https://medium.com/@SenSchumer/my-position-on-the-iran-deal-e976b2f13478 Predictable some will say; disappointing, others will moan. But Schumer's statement defending his position is a must-read. Schumer says that his overall judgment is that, in relation to the key

Iran: Sanctions and Sequencing, Diplomacy and Distrust

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has expressed the view today that all sanctions must be limited simultaneously with the signing or conclusion of a final agreement This seems in tension certainly with the US fact sheet on the parameters arrived at in Lausanne, as well as possibly with Iran&

Can WTO Membership Be Used as a Bargaining Chip?

Perhaps not very effectively, if the country says they don't want it: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia saw no advantages from WTO membership and should freeze some commitments made during entry talks to the trade body, Interfax news agency reported. "We propose continuing

Russia, Georgia and WTO Accession

From Reuters: A top Bush administration official on Tuesday played down any connection between Russia's military action in Georgia and Moscow's long-term bid to join the World Trade Organization. "We've worked with Russia in terms of the WTO accession and they still have

Venezuela to Block Colombian Trade and Investment

At its core, the Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela crisis is more about politics than economics, but we may see a direct impact on trade and investment: Venezuela is starting to block billions of dollars in Colombian imports and investment under orders from President Hugo Chavez , threatening economic havoc in both nations