Nothing to see here
Is there any point in continuing to puzzle over trade policy and agreements? Do they really make any difference to anything? It seems they’ve become ...
Tag: trade framework
“Critical Mass” on US business agenda
The US National Foreign Trade Council has released a short paper (PDF file) endorsing a “critical mass” (CM) approach to new WTO-associated trade agree...
ACTA is an attack on the WTO
India has complained in the recent TRIPS council that the ACTA provisions modify the balance of rights and obligations established by a multilater...
Schubert and the GATT
From a 1984 speech to the Confederation of British Industry by Hugh Corbet, then Director of the London-based Trade Policy Research Centre. The situation* puts...
Rotten ideas about the renminbi
The prospect of a U.S.-China clash over currency controls next month when the U.S. Treasury Secretary is supposed to pronounce on China's 'currency manipulation...
Are the BRICS ready to lead?
Reflecting on the greater influence of the BRICS, recently, in global forums, the always-interesting Alan Beattie asks: "Is this a pivot point such as the s...
U.S. looks for a ‘critical mass’ climate deal
There is absolutely nothing new in U.S. exasperation with the United Nations and its overblown processes. This statement from the deputy U.S. climate envoy reca...