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Ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on the President’s Authority Under IEEPA to Impose Tariffs

08/29/2025

How Donald Trump Should have Tackled the US Trade Deficit

08/19/2025

US Negotiators Face Tough Task to Secure Trade Deal with China

08/18/2025

Reflections on the Angels on the Head of Jamieson Greer’s Pin

08/12/2025

Taxation Without Representation: How Trump’s Tariff Policy Undermines Democracy And International Legal Norms

08/04/2025

Trump, Tariffs & Trade Wars

08/04/2025

A Progressive Industrial Policy for the Global South: A Latin American Perspective

07/28/2025

An Alliance For Open Trade: How To Counter Trump’s Tariffs

07/27/2025

Tariffs, Trade Tensions and Climate Policy: The New Frontier of Green Trade Measures

07/26/2025

Which Country Should Design U.S. Industrial Policy?

07/16/2025

Blogs

Contributors provide unique perspectives on critical trade issues. Author’s views are their own, and do not reflect the views of WITA, its Board or its staff.

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Why the U.S. Should Use Trade Policy to Stem Illicit Drug Imports

Kathleen J. Frydl | Washington Monthly | 05/28/2021

This spring, the new U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai acknowledged the obvious: Trade deals present negotiators with an opportunity to combat global warming. Incorporating emission reductions into these talks is a position…

Tariffs
Trade Policy

ALI Convenes Discussion on a Pacific Digital Agreement

American Leadership Initiative | 05/25/2021

On May 25, 2021, the American Leadership Initiative (ALI) hoste...

Digital Trade
Digitization
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy

How COVID-19 Affected Informal Cross-Border Trade Between Uganda and DRC

Innocent Anguyo | The Conversation | 05/24/2021

Informal cross-border trade, which includ...

Export
Taxation
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy

How US Trade Policy Can Support Climate Change Goals

Jeffrey J. Schott | Peterson Institute For International Economics | 05/20/2021

Responding to President Josep...

Climate Change
Environment
Sustainable Trade
Trade Policy

Is US trade policy going green? Environment takes center stage at USTR

Stephen Olson | Hinrich Foundation | 05/18/2021

Tai’s determination to proactively address ...

Environment
Green Trade
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
United States

U.S. – EU Efforts to Resolve Bilateral Disputes and Address Underlying Trade Distortive Practices

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 05/17/2021

EU
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
United States

Hiding in plain sight: why are the UK and US keeping the transatlantic trade negotiations under wraps?

Jasem Tarawneh, Nicolette Butler | The University of Manchester | 05/17/2021

FTA
Public Policy
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
United Kingdom
United States

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