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Carbon border measures
Sandra Parthie, Head of Brussels Office at IW Köln, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft There seems to be renewed political appetite for a carbon border tax, judging from the political...
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Time is running out to address trade frictions. For effective WTO reform to happen the US, EU and China need to live up to their responsibilities
All three of the WTO’s functions - administering multilateral trade rules, serving as a forum for trade negotiations, and providing a mechanism to settle trade disputes - are currently under...
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The Reform of Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO
On October 7, ECIPE hosted a discussion on the reform of Special and Differential Treatment (STD) in the WTO. The event started with a presentation of a forthcoming paper by Ms. Inu Manak and Mr....
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The future EU trade policy – what have we learned from the European Parliament hearings?
On October 2, a Commissioner-Designate for the DG Trade Phil Hogan has presented a list of strategic priorities for the next 5-year term in the office. Accordingly, one of his main focus areas will...
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What does the future hold for US trade policy?
Last year was a difficult year for free trade and the international rules-based system. No doubt the US played an important role in this: It threatened old trade partners like Canada and the EU with...
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How We Made a Top-Ranking Guide to Globalisation
By Melina Kolb, Digital Communications Manager at the Peterson Institute for International Economics The Peterson Institute recently experimented with creating its first longform online feature...
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Myths Abound on Trade Policy
By Iain Murray, Competitive Enterprise Institute The global trading system that was set up after World War II and has been so successful in reducing tariffs around the world appears to be on its...
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How to make trade policy cool (again) on social media?
Lucian Cernat*, Chief Trade Economist, European Commission A recent LSE blog points out that economists, unlike other social scientists, are bad communicators. That's probably true. Although,...
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Trade is here to stay.
In a time of rising protectionism and emerging trade wars, it is crucial that supporters of free trade raise their voices. We need to create a new narrative that addresses concerns and makes our case...
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‘This is not a Love Song’
By Bernard Kuiten, Head of External Relations at the World Trade Organization Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols's former frontman sang this in 1983. It's a spot-on description of the mood between...