MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On other issues, be it the US role in international affairs or environmental policies, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are standing the world apart, but their views on trad …
Editor’s Note: This is the first of three pieces examining global demographic trends and their impact on the global economy. By William Reinsch: One of the relatively untold stories of economic policy is the decisive role demography plays in how …
JAPAN’S TPP MOVES PUT PRESSURE ON U.S.: The United States’ inability to move forward on the TPP isn’t stopping other members of the pact from going ahead and trying to ratify it themselves. A Japanese embassy aide said Tuesday that government lead …
The Obama administration will face an unexpected adversary as it gears up for what could be a blockbuster lame-duck fight over the Trans-Pacific Partnership: the Black Lives Matter movement. -snip- “There are groups that are going to pay a lot of close …
By William Reinsch: Earlier this week I had an opportunity to participate in a debate at Brookings. The proposition was: Free trade deals have been a net positive for working Americans. I was on the affirmative team. The following are excerp …
By William Reinsch: In the heat of the presidential trade debate, one irony seems to have escaped both participants and observers, and that is while trade may not be helping anybody here — which is highly debatable — it is incontestably helping m …
By William Reinsch: Sometimes things you think are obvious turn out to not be so simple. You would think that there would be a broad consensus that protecting intellectual property – patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and the like – is a go …
By William Reinsch: Catching up on my summer reading, I was struck by Robert Samuelson’s August 8 column in the Washington Post, titled, “The (mostly false) globalization story.” I’m a big admirer of Samuelson, even though he’s not THE Samuelson …
By William Reinsch: In my previous column on Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), I took the coward’s way out and postponed any actual suggestions for improvement until later. Later has now arrived, and I need to fulfill my commitment by looking at …
By William Reinsch: Over the years Trade Adjustment Assistance, or TAA, has become a standard part of the trade wonk’s vocabulary. The program has had its ups and downs. The Reagan Administration tried hard to kill it; the George H. W. Bush Administrat …
By William Reinsch: One of the themes of this year’s election cycle, not to mention the last two or three, is gridlock. Congress can’t get anything done. All it does is kick the can down the road through stop gap measures, temporary reauthori …
Donald Trump has vowed to kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal — and as president he’d be empowered to stop the agreement even if Congress passes it. -snip- “In a way, it would almost be worse to pass it and renege, than not to pass it in the …
The possible consideration of legislation to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact in a lame-duck session of Congress was dealt a new blow when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., again suggested it is not the cards. -snip- McConne …
By William Reinsch: While there has been a lot of discussion about trade during the campaign, particularly TPP, there has been somewhat less talk about the underlying force of globalization that has brought us to where we are today. Trump has made refe …
Former National Foreign Trade Council President William Reinsch finds opposition to Hillary Clinton’s choice of a transition team chief over his trade views “profoundly depressing.” Writing for the Stimson Center’s Trade 21 Initiative , where he is a d …
By William Reinsch: Apparently trade and TPP are inescapable these days. Last week the Clinton campaign announced that former senator and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar would chair her transition team. This immediately produced an outcry from th …
By William Reinsch: It had become increasingly common, even before current campaign cycle, for politicians to express concern about growing inequality in the United States. To oversimplify, the public perception was that the rich were getting ric …
By William Reinsch: One of the most frequently attacked elements of trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties (BITs) is so-called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS. This acronym sounds suspiciously like ISIS and is regarded pret …
TRUMP TALKS ECONOMY IN THE MOTOR CITY: Donald Trump is in Detroit today, where he’s expected to lay out his economic agenda. Trump’s trade advisers tell Pro Trade to expect the Republican nominee to touch heavily on trade during his speech, to be …
By William Reinsch: Now that the conventions are over and the platforms decided — not that anyone will read or remember them — the serious march to November 8 begins. People who have not been paying attention for the past year or so will begin to focus …
A key plank in Donald Trump’s economic platform is to get tough on trade, especially with imported Chinese goods, which the Republican presidential nominee wants to slap with a 45% tariff. -snip- Still, William Reinsch, a trade …
By William Reinsch: I have previously commented on the mixed feelings I have about trade policy suddenly being in the national spotlight. It’s great to see your life’s work appear on the main stage, but when you’re the villain rather than the her …
By William Reinsch: After years of being below the fold in the business section, trade policy has emerged onto the front page, albeit in the worst possible way — via a political debate that is largely devoid of facts. I suppose there is something to be …
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 tr …
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 t …
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 b …
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. …
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 …
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, …
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 …