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The IMF vs. Greer on Budget Deficits and Trade Deficits
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Guest Post: Whose CBAM is it anyway? Of Default Values and Accreditation
The European Union’s (“EU”) Green Deal dream, the long-awaited Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”) – a carbon-pricing measure covering six industrial sectors – entered its definitive phase of application on January 1, 2026.
My Questions for Chad on China in the World Trading System
The Section 301 Forced Labor Import Ban Report
Is State Capitalism Coming to AI?
My Response To Simon on China in the World Trading System
Some Blog Housekeeping Matters: Comments and Emails
Impasse at the WTO on investment facilitation—the way forward
On June 2, 2026, USTR released its report on its Section 301 investigation into acts, policies, and practices of various economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.
In a recent piece published on the IMF website, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer argues that "[t]rade theory must catch up with tariffs, industrial policy, and the costs of globalization." There's a lot to discuss in there, but I'm going to focus
At the Peterson Institute event launching the "How To Win a Trade War" book, Chad said some things about trade relations with China that I found interesting.
The USMCA review is almost upon us. How exactly things will proceed is a bit unclear, as we've never done this sort of thing before, but July 1 is the six year anniversary of the USMCA's entry into force.
Here are two quick reactions to the super important question of what explains why countries did not use WTO dispute settlement to push China to change.
Guest Post by Karl P. Sauvant and Rajesh Aggarwal ·
At the March 2026 Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India blocked the adoption of the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA), a plurilateral initiative backed by 131 members, including 94 developing countries. India stood alone after
I'm going to use this post to (1) respond to Chad and (2) comment on an exchange between current U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer and former U.S. Trade Rep. Mike Froman at a recent CFR event.
