Normal Trade Relations with Russia: We’re Almost There
On August 22, after almost 20 years of negotiations, Russia became the 156th member of World Trade Organization (WTO). Regrettably for the U.S., Russia has… Read More
Debate on Trade: It Isn’t Just About How Many Cases You Bring to the WTO
Trade policy with China was again front and center in last night’s presidential debate, with President Obama defending his Administration’s trade policies. In particular, the… Read More
President Obama: Wrong on Rhetoric, Wrong on Trade Policy
Trade policy is once again in the spotlight with President Obama’s announcement this week of a new suit against China in the World Trade Organization… Read More
Chinese Auto Subsidies: Hypocrisy from the Obama Administration
The Obama Administration recently filed a case with the World Trade Organization, alleging that China provided at least $1 billion in subsidies to Chinese carmakers… Read More
Russia Trade and Human Rights: Still Time for Congress to Act
Earlier this year, over protests from the country’s communist party, Russia agreed to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now Congress is considering legislation that… Read More
Time to Safeguard Ourselves from Rising Protectionism
Last week, Pascal Lamy, chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO), gave a stark warning that rising protectionism is a serious threat to global economic… Read More
Russia and the World Trade Organization: Congress Should Not Sacrifice Human Rights
Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, by voice vote with only one… Read More
Congressional Hearing Highlights the Need to Pass Magnitsky, PNTR to Russia
Yesterday and today, the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee held hearings on Russia’s abysmal human rights record and its looming accession… Read More
U.S.–Russia Trade and the Magnitsky Act
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act (H.R. 4405), a measure designed to promote human rights… Read More
The Rare Earths Distraction
The U.S., EU, and Japan are suing China in the World Trade Organization (WTO), calling Chinese export quotas on rare earth elements an illegal trade… Read More
Trade Policies from Down Under: A Good Example for the United States
With the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks at a standstill, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is taking action by giving poor nations… Read More
Russia-WTO: Progress but Not Ready for Accession
On Friday the Kremlin announced that Russia and the U.S. settled all outstanding bilateral issues relating to Russia’s accession to the WTO. “I can say… Read More
Freer Trade is Key to a Cleaner Environment and Green Growth
In remarks on World Environment Day, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, pointed out that, “Trade opening has much to contribute… Read More
A Trade War Averted For Now
On April 6, last minute action by the Obama administration averted a near trade conflict with Brazil concerning the trade-distorting U.S. cotton subsidy programs. With… Read More
Say “Adios” to Obama’s “National Export Initiative”
The latest outbreak of creeping global protectionism is in Brazil, which announced March 8 that it intends to levy nearly USD$600 million in increased import… Read More
America Needs More than Rhetoric and Piecemeal Trade Measures for Economic Growth
The President’s recognition in last night’s Fox News interview that exports play an important role in bolstering U.S. economic performance was welcome, but missed at… Read More
Free Tread
President Obama has decided to apply heavy tariffs to passenger car and light truck replacement tires made in China. This is the latest and worst… Read More
Roadblocks on Russia Path to WTO
MOSCOW – In conjunction with the St Petersburg Economic International Forum, speculations over Russia’s accession to WTO have picked up steam. On the sidelines of… Read More
Bad News (Mostly) From Britain
The G-20 summit communiqué has been released. As we predicted, it has something for everyone, though rather more for the Europeans than the Americans, and… Read More
WTO Director: Protectionists are “Shooting their own Foot”
As the world continues to deal with the global economic downturn, Pascal Lamy, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, publicly urged all nations to… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
U.S. agriculture subsidies are again threatening American leadership on free trade. The Financial Times reports: Brazil is preparing to take action against the US over… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
Writing on agriculture’s role in the collapse of the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations, Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson summarizes the past… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
This week’s collapse of the Doha Round of World Trade Organization talks was a historic defeat for free trade and will unfortunately probably have negative… Read More
Morning Bell: Big Government Claims Two Victims
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who once threatened to resign if Congress stripped funding for the infamous Bridge to Nowhere, was indicted yesterday on seven felony… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
Fearing that the latest round of World Trade Organization negotiations are on the verge of collapse, the New York Times looks at what failure could… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
The World Trade Organization released a report today titled Trade in a Globalizing World. From the Executive Summary: International trade is integral to the process… Read More
