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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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“Joint Statement Initiatives” and Progress in the WTO System

Andrew Stoler | University of Adelaide | 05/21/2021

“Joint Statement Initiatives” (JSIs) are today seen by many governments as crucial to making trade progress, given some WTO Members’ opposition to further liberalization and rulemaking on a multilateral basis….

Innovation
Managed Trade
Technology
World Trade Organization
WTO Reform

WTO and forced labor in cotton — Commentary by Amb. Dennis Shea, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

Terence P Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 04/27/2021

China
Forced Labor
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
World Trade Organization

U.S. files appeal at the WTO from panel report in case brought by the Republic of Korea — United States — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Products and the Use of Facts Available (DS539)

Terence P Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 03/19/2021

Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
United States
World Trade Organization
WTO Reform

WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala’s statement on International Women’s Day, a broader read on gender equality; U.S., EU and New Zealand actions and statements

Terence P Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 03/09/2021

New Zealand
Nigeria
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
United Kingdom
United States
Women
World Trade Organization

Special Session of the General Council at WTO appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the seventh Director-General

Terence P Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 02/16/2021

Director General
Next WTO-Director-General
Nigeria
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Women
World Trade Organization

‘I’m a fighter’: first female, African head of WTO ready for battle

Jason Burke and Emmanuel Akinwotu | The Guardian | 02/15/2021

Even for an ec...

Africa
Next WTO-Director-General
Nigeria
Women
World Trade Organization
WTO Reform

WTO Special General Council meeting called for 3 p.m. on February 15, 2021 to consider appointment of a Director-General

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 02/09/2021

Director General
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Women
World Trade Organization

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