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Paradigm Lost? U.S. Trade Policy as an Instrument of Foreign Policy

Alan Wm. Wolff | 02/05/2018

SUMMARY For most of the last 100 years, the United States has entered into trade negotiations based upon the belief that open markets foster democracy which in turn supports the…

The New Realities of Trade (and Global Value Chains)

Magnus Rentzhog | 10/11/2017

WITA’s NextGenTrade™ series on The Future of Trade and Global Value Chains is ex...

Modernizing NAFTA for 21st Century Workers

Susan Ariel Aaronson and Kimberly Ann Elliott | 08/02/2017

After years of praise and protests, Canadian, Mexican, and A...

Global Value Chains and the Changing Demands on Trade Policy

Kimberly Ann Elliott | 07/27/2017

WASHINGTON, DC – June, 2017–Tariffs and import quotas are no longer...

Beijing’s New National Intelligence Law: From Defense to Offense

Murray Scot Tanner | Lawfare | 07/20/2017

China’s National Intelligence Law, enacted on June 2...

The WTO Is Inappropriately Usurping American Sovereignty

Daniel B. Pickard, Tessa Capeloto | Wiley Rein LLP | 07/14/2017

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an...

Mr. President, I Was Kidding! Please Ignore My Previous Advice.

Bill Lane | 07/11/2017

July 11, 2017 On November 11, 2016, right after your election, I wrote an o...

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