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Reviving Trade Justice: How Arbitration is Saving WTO Dispute Resolution (For Now)

 The dispute mechanism and the appeal process are not fully functioning 

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism has not been fully functioning since December 2019. A viable alternative has emerged, but it will need more countries to sign on to help prevent cycles of tariffs and retaliation. 

Christine McDaniel
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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U.S. trade and investment restrictions: laudable but costly goals

Christine McDaniel
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Higher Education Exports Before and After Covid

John Beghin
 & 
Byungyul Park
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Monday, August 28, 2023
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Can Sanctions End Wars?

E. Wesley F. Peterson
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Economic Impacts of Investment Facilitation

Edward J. Balistreri
 & 
Zoryana Olekseyuk
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Friday, June 2, 2023
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How’s it going with the CPTPP?

Christine McDaniel
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Public Support: A Missing Variable in the Trade Policy Equation

Jill O'Donnell
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Friday, March 24, 2023
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Handwringing over how to slice the pie when USTR should be focused on growing it

Christine McDaniel
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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Can Geopolitics Help Restore Missing Tools to the U.S. Trade Toolbox?

Today, when U.S. trade negotiators and litigators look in their toolbox, they see several traditional tools missing. Domestic politics and geopolitical developments have pulled some tools from the toolbox. Ironically, the geopolitical developments, and in particular the trending U.S. response to those geopolitical developments, may hold the key to overcoming domestic political limitations and ultimately place traditional tools back in the toolbox.  

Matthew Schaefer
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Monday, August 22, 2022