This is a guest post from João Felipe Achcar de Azambuja* and Paul Schiering** “I am a tariff man standing on a tariff platform.”[1] Being a tariff man was an important building block both for William McKinley and for
Back in April, with the 90 day pause on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs scheduled to end at midnight on July 8, a Trump administration official suggested they could sign “90 deals in 90 days.” At that time, I noted here on
Todd Tucker has a new JIEL piece called “Towards a post-Trump order for the climate crisis.” It has been a couple years since I’ve engaged with something from Todd, so I’m going to use this piece to try
There is widespread speculation about trade agreements that may be coming in the next 10days (or soon after), including their form and what they might contain. What should we expect? The most reliable rumors are that some agreements have
The UK has just set out its new trade strategy, and one point in there is that it will be joining the MPIA: The WTO has an almost unique function to resolve trade disputes. That trade dispute system
This is a post from David Gantz, Will Clayton Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Mexico Center; Samuel M. Fegtly Professor Emeritus, College of Law, the University of Arizona. Part I: Introduction This report addresses the challenges to the continued
I’ve seen a number of recent statements by people suggesting that U.S. fiscal deficits are being driven by (1) the dollar as the reserve currency and (2) relatively low foreign consumption/high foreign savings. These factors, it is suggested, lead to
The U.S. has posted its responses to the panel’s questions in U.S. – IRA (China) (DS623). I want to highlight two specific questions/responses: One relates to the meaning of “non-market” policies and practices, and the other relates to the availability
The Journal of International Economic Law is delighted to announce the fifth annual JIEL Junior Faculty Forum. The JIEL JFF brings together early career scholars (including junior faculty, visiting assistant professors, PhD candidates, post-doctoral fellows, etc.) working in the field
At a hearing on Tuesday to consider the nomination of Joseph Barloon to be the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva (and Ambassador to the WTO), there were some questions about the Trump administration’s views of the WTO in general,