Former trade negotiator, economist and U.S. diplomat in Europe and Asia. GATT and Tokyo Round. NSL4A. Currently paddling outrigger canoes in Hawai’i.
Steve Craven
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The Guardian has it wrong. These aren’t posts by real diplomats. The posts are from hardline MAGAs placed over the real diplomats.
The deranged tyrant and his disciples are so afraid of actual knowledge. Of course, the aging toddler is sure that reality has a liberal bias, so it must be ignored.
Nothing to see here. Just another Trump real estate deal. Maybe they’ll move Jared and Ivanka’s Albanian resort.
The wheels of justice may grind slowly, but they grind Trump. Visa fees are admin charges and must be proportional to the cost of issuing the visa.
Important paper by Alan Wolff. The three WTO decisions he cites are after my time, but I well remember the original GATT provision. GATT and WTO have been stretched broadly to cover subjects they were never specifically designed for, but have the flexibility to address. AI may be another.
Hey, I’m an old trade guy, so my default position is … tariffs bad, trade good. But the OECD and Rhodium Group data are very persuasive. It’s difficult to calculate subsidies, but this is about as conclusive as it gets. Time for broad countervailing tariffs. Bypass normal CVD rules if necessary.
The argument given for HR9062 is disingenuous. The bill apparently ignores that we already have a Foreign Commercial Service that has never received adequate funding and has been kept too small to do the worldwide job it is intended for. Adequately fund FCS. Don’t just do another reorganization.
Oh my, jacking up our entrance fees. If travel to the United States keeps falling, will they try a “Going Out Of Business” sale?
Vice-president and state department look to push far-right idea that mass migration is causing civilisational decline
www.theguardian.com
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions
Of course, the demented tyrant was just joking. The same as his “jokes” about Iran, Venezuela, unarmed boats at sea, and tariffs. So very funny our special boy is.
President dramatically raised cost of visa for highly skilled workers in executive order last year
Another fine example of the orange tyrant genuflecting to his owner. He is either Putin’s ignorant pawn or an actual Russian asset.
Steve Craven
Steve Craven
Steve Craven
Steve Craven
House Foreign Affairs Committee advances four bills to reshape U.S. diplomacy, Foreign Service staffing, and competitive strategy. Details on Tuesday's markup.
The State Department will soon offer a “premium” expedited service for foreigners seeking business or tourist visas that will set applicants back $750 on top of the basic processing fee of $185.
apnews.com
Andrew Puzder said Europe should “focus on the coffee and not on the froth” when discussing the U.S. president’s threats to annex the island.
Alan Wm. Wolff writes that there was already an echo of Pope Leo's message on AI to be found in what many would think a most unexpected place: the rules of the WTO.
If a globally coherent AI regulation framework emerges, the WTO could play a central role.
www.piie.com
The main thesis of Pope Leo XIV's 2026 encyclical Magnifica Humanitas ("On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence") is that artificial intelligence (AI) must serve humani...
