Reinsch Receives WITA Lighthouse Award for Outstanding Leadership on Trade
Stimson Center Distinguished Fellow William Reinsch received the Lighthouse Award from the Washington International Trade Association at their annual Awards Dinner last night. The award recognizes individuals who have shown outstanding leadership on trade issues over their careers. Reinsch shared this year’s honor with Bill Lane, former Global Director of Government Affairs for Caterpillar Inc. […]
Trade 21 Initiative cited in American Shipper on the Impact of Brexit on the TPP
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday lowered its economic growth projections for the European Union in each of the next three years. -snip- Recent industry reports on trade and transportation have warned of the potentially widespread impact of the so-called Brexit vote. Nonprofit public policy institute The Stimson Center said the […]
Something We Can Actually Do about Trade
By William Reinsch: Much of the trade debate this election year has focused on how trade policy and trade agreements have failed our workers: how income inequality continues to grow, and how the alleged benefits of trade have passed the workers by only benefitting large corporations. One part of dealing with that is to refute […]
Trade and Human Rights
By William Reinsch: Today’s discussion is inspired by the recent letter from 27 members of Congress to the president asking him to reopen the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to negotiate better protections for LGBT individuals. This follows an earlier letter from some of the same members urging the president to use TPP to deal with Brunei’s adoption of sharia law. […]
Nate Olson quoted in Politico on Trump’s Proposed Trade Plan
EX-IM FEELS THE WEIGHT OF A YEAR OF INSTABILITY: The Export-Import Bank has had a turbulent year, and its latest global competitiveness survey shows the effects of a months-long lapse in authorization it suffered last year and a continuing lack of quorum. The bank’s 2015 survey, which will be sent to Congress on Thursday, says Ex-Im […]
Nate Olson and William Reinsch quoted in American Shipper on Brexit and Trade Implications
The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union last week could impact more than just trade with the UK, according to the nonprofit public policy institute the Stimson Center. The so-called “Brexit” may have implications for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and EU, as well as the […]
Nate Olson and William Reinsch quoted in Financial Post on Possible British Talent and Capital Decline After Brexit
The same forces that helped build London into a global financial superpower now appear to be lining up against it as the dust settles from last week’s Brexit vote. Long viewed as a top destination for bankers and businesses seeking a gateway to Europe, British banks now face the prospect that talent and capital may […]
Gordon Adams quoted in The Washington Times on the British Pound Reaching a 31-Year Low
The Brexit fallout continued to unsettle Britain and theEuropean Union on Monday, as another leading credit rating agency slashed the U.K. government’s rating, Britain’s leading parties were consumed by infighting and visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged EU leaders to avoid “half-cocked” theatrics as they struggled to work out the mechanics and timing of Britain’s divorce from the […]