International Economic Law and Policy

1. Does the Trump Administration Feel Constrained by U.S. Trade Agreements?

   In two separate instances yesterday, I came across questions about whether the Trump administration feels constrained by the USMCA and other trade agreements.

2. The Trump Administration Is Going After German Pharmaceutical Pricing. Will France Be Next?

   Americans pay far more for brand-name drugs than Europeans do. For years that was treated as a domestic health problem. The Trump administration has started treating it as a trade problem.

3. Once Again, USMCA is no Match for U.S. Protectionism

   Failure to Reach a Deal

   Despite intensive negotiations from August 19-21, 2026, Canada and the United States failed to reach an agreement that would have suspended the 50% tariffs the U.S. threatened a month ago on $20 billion worth of Canadian exports to the U.S. (The list

4. Follow-Up on the Political Prospects for Removing Trump's Tariffs

   Former Biden administration officials Heather Hurlburt and Peter Harrell both offered LinkedIn responses to my post last week about the political prospects for removal of Trump's tariffs by a future president.

5. Implications of Increasing Mexican Exports of AI Data Servers to the United States

   During the past several years, the composition of Mexican exports to the United States has significantly changed. Auto and auto parts exports have decreased because of high Trump administration tariffs designed to shift production for the U.S. market from Mexico (and Canada) to the United States.