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Walking Out on Trade: Book by Former USTR Official 

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House for a second term, it is an opportune time to examine the trade policies in his first term, as well as their treatment under President Biden. A new book provides a provocative assessment of those

Developing Country Preferences: Trade Tool?

Exercising his favorite trade tool, President Trump has imposed tariffs under Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as a means of pursuing U.S. interests. In another effort to promote domestic

WTO GPA’s Treatment of Developing Countries

The United States has proposed a significant reduction in the number of members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that would qualify for developing country status and benefit from special and differential (S&D) treatment. This post examines the