International Economic Law and Policy

1. Competing Views of Sovereignty: The Haves vs. The Have Nots in AI (and Steel)

   It's interesting to watch how political leaders craft narratives around economic competition that reflect their own country's strengths and weaknesses.

2. Lighthizer on Whether Tariffs are Going Anywhere after 2028

   This is an exchange in a recent conversation between former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Gerald Butts of the Eurasia Group: 

   Butts: And just to be clear about this, because I think it's a really important point, and this is one point we definitely agree

3. A law of many meanings: Exchange Actions under the GATT and IMF

   Earlier this week, Simon Lester posted about the EU’s concerns with the undervaluation of the Chinese currency. He situated the recent demands for trade restrictions against a longstanding debate about the function of GATT Article XV:4.

4. Recent Calls in the EU To Address Chinese Currency Undervaluation

   An important element of the piece by Sander Tordoir and Brad Setser that I talked about in my last post was their argument that the EU should address Chinese currency undervaluation.

5. Does The EU Need Its Own Section 301 To Counter China's Distortions?

   Recently, economists Sander Tordoir and Brad Setser suggested that the EU may need its own version of Section 301 in order to "confront China’s systemic distortions beyond piecemeal trade defence."