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Mr. President, I Was Kidding! Please Ignore My Previous Advice.

Bill Lane | 07/11/2017

July 11, 2017 On November 11, 2016, right after your election, I wrote an open letter providing trade policy advice.  It was published by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA)….

Services and American Competitiveness

Sherry M. Stephenson | International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development | 05/16/2017

Services are a major engine o...

So Macron Won. Now What Should the EU Do?

Bill Krist and Brian Fedorow | 05/08/2017

You can hear the big sigh of relief from Brussels over Emmanuel Macron’s May...

Trade Policy Implications of Global Value Chains

OECD | 04/25/2017

International trade increasingly involves global value chains (GVCs) where services, raw materi...

Confessions of a Free-Trade Lobbyist

Bill Lane | 02/23/2017

Business leaders politely clap as the president puts exports at risk. Yet they know ‘Fortress America’...

Take a Patriotic Vacation to Johnstown, Pa.

Bill Lane | 01/12/2017

A true protectionist would tax travel: Visiting Aruba is just like importing leisure. The stron...

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