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A clause in the UK-Australia trade deal could let companies sue governments. We have been here before

Patricia Ranald | The Guardian | 06/01/2021

Australians remember Philip Morris suing the government. We should not hand UK corporations the same weapon The British trade minister has confirmed that corporate rights to sue governments are being…

ALI Convenes Discussion on a Pacific Digital Agreement

American Leadership Initiative | 05/25/2021

On May 25, 2021, the American Leadership Initiative (ALI) hoste...

How COVID-19 Affected Informal Cross-Border Trade Between Uganda and DRC

Innocent Anguyo | The Conversation | 05/24/2021

Informal cross-border trade, which includ...

Will Modi’s Push for Economic Self-Reliance Succeed?

Suman Bery | Bruegel | 05/20/2021

India has pursued two linked objectives since its independence and partit...

COVID-19 Economic Recovery: An Important Moment Arrives for U.S. Exporters

Eak Gautam & Ian Saccomanno | Tradeology | 05/19/2021

Across the globe, businesses of e...

The Jones Act Should Be Waived, but More Substantive Changes Are Needed

Colin Grabow | CATO Institute | 05/12/2021

In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline outage tha...

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