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Commentary

There’s a Silver Cloud in Every Lining

By William Reinsch One of my favorite malapropisms growing up was, “There’s a silver cloud in every lining,” a twisted reminder that

October 18, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Act 1: The Iran Deal Begins to Unravel

Quote of the Week: “Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out

October 14, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Why Vote for a Copy When you can get the Original?

By William Reinsch This week I want to elaborate on a point I made in August regarding the Democrats’ trade policy statement,

October 12, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Stale Thinking on Tac Nukes Reheated

Quote of the week: “Neither a viable posture nor a viable doctrine exist … for the employment of tactical nuclear weapons.” —William

October 4, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Playing the Blame Game on Trump and Trade

By William Reinsch   Just when everyone is frothing at the mouth over what the Trump administration is doing on trade, along

October 3, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Yuriko Koike’s New Party: A Real Game-Changer for Japanese Politics?

On September 27, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike launched her new party Kibo no To (Party of Hope). Within 24 hours after the party’s launch, speculations have begun to

September 29, 2017
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

Emma Myers Op-Ed on Mining in Brazil

Read the article here. 

September 28, 2017
Emma Myers
Commentary

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket strikes again)

By William Reinsch We seem to be falling into an unfortunate pattern of trade events lately. First, somebody in the White House

September 27, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

India Trip Report — Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, and New Delhi

An important component of Stimson’s South Asia program is empowering rising talent in the region to find and develop their own voices.

September 25, 2017
Commentary

Five Dangers of Giving Commerce Department Oversight of Firearms Exports

U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” agenda is taking a potentially deadly turn, with the administration expected to issue new regulations that

September 25, 2017
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

A Genocidal Threat from the Rostrum of the United Nations

Donald Trump keeps topping himself: His latest threat – to “totally destroy” a country of 25 million people – marks the first

September 22, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

William Reinsch interviewed on North Korea Sanctions

Fmr. National Foreign Trade Council President and Kelley Drye Sr. Int’l Trade Adviser William Reinsch and CNBC’s Rick Santelli discuss trade policy.

September 22, 2017
William Reinsch
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