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Protectionism and the Development of the U.S. Maritime Industry

Colin Grabow | Cato Institute | 10/11/2021

The United States is one of the world’s most aggressive practitioners of maritime protectionism. In areas ranging from dredging to the domestic transportation of goods and passengers, protectionist laws severely curtail the…

The Truth About Tariffs

Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu | Council on Foreign Relations | 10/08/2021

Introduction Tariffs have long been used to prop up homegr...

On China Trade Strategy, A Blast from the Past?

Inu Manak | Cato Institute | 10/06/2021

In a highly anticipated speech by United States Trade Representative Kathe...

There’s Another Way of Looking at the WTO

Stuart Harbinson | ECIPE | 10/06/2021

As the WTO’s next ministerial conference at the end of November comes into view,...

Watching China in Europe – October 2021

Noah Barkin | The German Marshall Fund of the United States | 10/05/2021

Not the Main Course   For months, October 5...

Can the WTO build consensus on digital trade?

Arindrajit Basu | Hinrich Foundation | 10/05/2021

Gridlock at the WTO concerning regulation of global digital trade ...

Why a Canada-China Trade Dispute Was (Almost) a Gift To US Biotech

Marc L. Busch | The Hill | 10/01/2021

Canada and China are in a trade dispute over canola oil. ...

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