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Trade Policy
527 published works
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Pushing Back against U.S. Government Pushback on Non-Discriminatory Tech Regulations: The Case of Australia's Online Safety Regulation
By Simon Lester
Over the years, I've talked a lot about the distinction between, on the one hand, domestic regulation that is ostensibly about some public policy objective but actually constitutes disguised protectionism,…
Truth on the Market
The World Wants Cures. America Gets the Check.
By Alden Abbott
Everyone wants the next medical breakthrough. Few want the bill. The United States pays a disproportionate share of the cost of pharmaceutical innovation, while other wealthy countries hold down medicine…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Americans Think Canada Is the Fairest Trading Partner
By Simon Lester
CFR has a new poll of Americans' views on trade, with some interesting results. In response to the question "Would you say each of the following is a fair or…
International Trade Insights
Global Steel Producers Agree on Framework to Address the Steel Excess Capacity
By Nithya Nagarajan, Bilal Hassan
Excess Capacity On September 30, 2026, members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) adopted a Comprehensive Framework for Joint Action (the Framework) to address persistent global steel…
International Trade Insights
Canada Finalizes List of Products Subject to Retaliatory Labor Day Tariffs
By Cortney Morgan, Ruslan Klafehn
As previously reported, on August 22, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs in response to the Section 338 additional duties that went…
Global Policy Watch
FCC Narrows Covered List Definition of “Power Inverters” and Clarifies Meaning of “Foreign-Produced”
By Devin DeBacker, Yaron Dori, Matthew DelNero, Corey Walker
Yesterday, following a second National Security Determination from the Department of War (“DoW”), the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) clarified the scope of its ban on foreign-produced “power inverters,” a category…
Global Supply Chain Law Blog
Squire Patton Boggs Global Supply Chain Radar H1 2026: Legal intelligence for resilient global supply chains
By Victoria Callicott, Simon Jones, Thomas Delille, Peter Sellar, Deborah Polden, Tim Flamank
The first half of 2026 has reinforced a fundamental shift in how organisations approach supply chain risk. Rather than responding to isolated disruptions, organisations are redesigning supply chains to withstand…
EJIL: Talk!
Trade with the Settlements: How EU Law Points the Way Out of the Deadlock
The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 2024 on Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Terrritory, including East Jerusalem has prompted…
International Trade Insights
President Trump Issues Proclamation Imposing Tariff-Rate Quota on Quartz Surface Products
By Nithya Nagarajan, Grant Leach, Dimitri Zografi
On July 31, 2026, President Trump issued proclamation “To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products,” introducing a tariff-rate quota (“TRQ”) that will go into effect…
International Trade Insights
Senate Confirms Five New USITC Commissioners, Restoring Full Bench
By Cortney Morgan, Nithya Nagarajan, Bhargavi Kalaga
On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Senate confirmed five nominees to serve as Commissioners of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission) by voice vote, restoring the agency to…