Trade Talks

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162. Poor countries could once enforce WTO trade. That is now at risk. Jul 05, 2022

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The Advisory Centre on WTO Law made trade enforcement possible for poor countries. The Appellate Body crisis put that under threat.

161. Why sharing patents for COVID-19 medicines is not enough Jun 26, 2022

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Despite the Medicines Patent Pool, COVID-19 treatments remain scarce globally. Prashant Yadav explains what more is needed.

160. How Putin’s war could disrupt global food supplies Mar 15, 2022

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Joe Glauber explains the humanitarian crisis that looms if war cuts wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia. Soumaya Keynes says goodbye.

159. How Biden and Europe settled Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs Nov 08, 2021

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After years of dispute, the EU agreed to stop retaliating and to limit exports if the US lifted Trump’s national security tariffs.

158. How America responded to its PPE shortage Oct 11, 2021

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The US reacted to COVID-19 shortfalls of hospital masks, gowns and gloves with unprecedented trade and industrial policy.

157. Europe’s Trade Policy and Open Strategic Autonomy Sep 27, 2021

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Worried about being bullied by trading partners, the European Union is developing a host of new policy tools.

156. Tackling climate change with a carbon border adjustment mechanism Jul 25, 2021

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CBAM! The EU proposes phasing out free permits from its emissions trading system and phasing in a carbon tax on some imports.

155. How trade can break up with paper (it involves blockchain) Jun 27, 2021

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Legally and technologically, paper documents are essential to international trade. How that could change (it involves blockchain).

154. Global Britain: How’s that going then? Jun 17, 2021

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A beginner's guide to the spat over Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol, plus the UK signs a new trade deal with Australia.

153. Multilateral tax cooperation gets one step closer Jun 09, 2021

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The G7 economies agreed to a potential historic change in how governments tax multinational corporations.