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Trump’s Assault on the Global Trading System

Chad P. Bown And Douglas A. Irwin | Peterson Institute for International Economics and Dartmouth College | 08/19/2019

And Why Decoupling From China Will Change Everything Donald Trump has been true to his word. After excoriating free trade while campaigning for the U.S. presidency, he has made economic…

How Trump can save the WTO

Marc L. Busch | Georgetown University | 08/14/2019

The global economy is about to be shaken to its foundation. By the end of this year,...

The WTO’s Appellate Body – R.I.P.

Terence P. Stewart | Stewart and Stewart | 07/18/2019

For the last two years, the United States has gone to great length...

The End of the WTO and the Last Case?

Henry Gao and Weihuan Zhou | East Asia Forum | 07/10/2019

On 14 June 2019 the WTO issued a communication announcing that the...

What is Wrong with the WTO?

David A. Wemer | The Atlantic Council | 06/14/2019

Coming up on the anniversary of the July 2018 “trade truce” between European Commi...

The Old-School Answer to Global Trade

Beth Baltzan | Washington Monthly | 06/01/2019

Heading into 2020, liberals are at a crossroads on trade. Most abhor Donald ...

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