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Korea Needs Different US Trade Deal Than Japan

Troy Stangarone | The Korea Times | 10/09/2025

The Lee Jae Myung administration has put forward clear economic reasons why Korea needs a different trade arrangement with the United States than the one Japan accepted. However, if Korea…

Beware the “Securitization” of Trade Policy

Simon Lester | International Economic Law and Policy Blog | 10/06/2025

In recent years, U.S. trade policy ...

Congress Must Reclaim Its Constitutional Authority Over Trade

Charles Boustany | The Fulcrum | 09/24/2025

Our Founders deliberately placed the power to “regulate ...

The EU-US Trade Deal, Mob Rule and the Way Forward: Who Holds the Real Trump Cards?

Najibullah Zamani & Henri de Waele | EU Law Live | 09/15/2025

As we know, ‘tar...

Can Middle Powers Anchor the Future of Global Trade?

Mary Ng | The Hinrich Foundation | 09/02/2025

The fractures in today’s global trading system have been years ...

Which Country Should Design U.S. Industrial Policy?

Michael Pettis | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 07/16/2025

The decision Americans must make abou...

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