Post-Ministerial Blues, or is it Reds?
I had planned this week to make some profound comments reflecting on the year past, but I can’t let a WTO Ministerial conference go by without saying a word or two about it. So, profundity will have to wait a bit. The most obvious thing to say about the meeting is that not much happened, […]
William Reinsch Quoted on World Trade Organization Negotiations
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Into The Weeds
One of my favorite TV shows a few years ago was Weeds, which featured the more or less dysfunctional Botwin family whose widowed mother of two teenage boys had taken to selling marijuana in her suburban neighborhood as a way to make ends meet after the sudden death of her husband. Eight seasons and many […]
The False Choice of Free Trade vs. Protectionism
By William Reinsch For someone who labored in the weeds of trade policy for 40 years and who reads about it in the newspaper business section, having it now front page above the fold, along with numerous specialized publications devoted to it, is a bit of a shock. How did this backwater of economic policy […]
The Millennial Economy Part III: Global Value Chains and NAFTA
NAFTA is back in the news as negotiations were held in Mexico City last week. As expected, there were no major breakthroughs, and with none expected in December, it is clear governments are pushing serious talks into 2018 and possibly later as we approach the Mexican election. That kicks the can on possible termination well […]
The Millennial Economy Part II: How Trump Wants to Change the World
The president’s trip to Asia provided an opportunity to lay out a coherent explanation of his trade policy. Intrepid reporter Doug Palmer summarized that in a Politico piece on November 10: “President Donald Trump’s tough speech on trade today heralds the start of a new era in which the United States will not hesitate to […]
Nate Olson quoted on NAFTA renegotiation
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Olson: Trump’s Asia Visit Lacked Substance on Trade
For Immediate Release November 16, 2017 Contact: Jim Baird; 202.478.3413; [email protected] Nate Olson, Director of the Stimson Center’s Trade21 program, released video analyzing Trump’s recent trip to Asia and what it means for U.S. trade policies. To request an interview with Nate on the Trump administration’s trade policies –please contact [email protected].