Inu Manak
@inumanak.bsky.social
Senior Fellow for International Trade, Council on Foreign Relations (@cfr.org); PhD, Georgetown Government. Books Editor, World Trade Review. Associate Editor, IELP blog. Fmr. @CatoTrade. TBT = technical barriers to trade. RT ≠ endorsements. Views my own.
In September I organized a panel at the WTO Public Forum on subsidies and industrial policy. Many thanks to my fantastic panelists for giving me so much to reflect on! Here’s what I took away —>
Part of the challenge facing WTO members today is that the world has fundamentally changed since the institution’s founding, while the rules and tools to address those changes have not kept up, writes @inumanak.bsky.social.
Repositioning the Debate on Subsidies and Industrial Policy
At the World Trade Organization's annual Public Forum, which brings together researchers, civil society, practitioners, and businesses, CFR Senior Fellow for International Trade Inu Manak sat down wi...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In September I organized a panel at the WTO Public Forum on subsidies and industrial policy. Many thanks to my fantastic panelists for giving me so much to reflect on! Here’s what I took away —>
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs
President Trump has transformed U.S. trade policy. Here's how much of his tariff agenda is under threat at the Supreme Court.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Five years ago, @inumanak.bsky.social and I wrote "Meet the New Geoeconomics, Same as the Old Geoeconomics" (
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), but people really like creating narratives, and it has been hard to convince anyone that the new geoeconomics narrative is being oversold.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), but people really like creating narratives, and it has been hard to convince anyone that the new geoeconomics narrative is being oversold.
"It is evidence of how domestic political & geopolitical objectives are influencing economic policies more. And that is a dramatic break from the many decades in which economics was a determining influence on domestic politics & geopolitics"
Stares, once again, in decades of IPE 🤷♂️
Stares, once again, in decades of IPE 🤷♂️
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Five years ago, @inumanak.bsky.social and I wrote "Meet the New Geoeconomics, Same as the Old Geoeconomics" (
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), but people really like creating narratives, and it has been hard to convince anyone that the new geoeconomics narrative is being oversold.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), but people really like creating narratives, and it has been hard to convince anyone that the new geoeconomics narrative is being oversold.
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"Amidst the flurry of trade announcements ahead of the August 1 deadline to secure new tariff rates, one country ended up near the bottom of the pack, and it’s not the one you’d expect."
Read @inumanak.bsky.social & Victoria Fenton's latest piece 👇
policyoptions.irpp.org?p=117808
Read @inumanak.bsky.social & Victoria Fenton's latest piece 👇
policyoptions.irpp.org?p=117808
Canada holds firm in Trump’s tariff war after no-deal outcome
Trump’s tariffs hit Canada hardest. Ottawa must hold firm, diversify trade, and resist caving to U.S. demands.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Amidst the flurry of trade announcements ahead of the August 1 deadline to secure new tariff rates, one country ended up near the bottom of the pack, and it’s not the one you’d expect."
Read @inumanak.bsky.social & Victoria Fenton's latest piece 👇
policyoptions.irpp.org?p=117808
Read @inumanak.bsky.social & Victoria Fenton's latest piece 👇
policyoptions.irpp.org?p=117808
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Inu Manak & Victoria Fenton: Why no trade deal with Trump might be good for Canada policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...
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Canada holds firm in Trump’s tariff war after no-deal outcome
Trump’s tariffs hit Canada hardest. Ottawa must hold firm, diversify trade, and resist caving to U.S. demands.
policyoptions.irpp.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Inu Manak & Victoria Fenton: Why no trade deal with Trump might be good for Canada policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...
@inumanak.bsky.social @policyoptions.irpp.org
@inumanak.bsky.social @policyoptions.irpp.org
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The United States has a unique opportunity to catalyze market demand for green technology and services, write @inumanak.bsky.social and Helena Kopans-Johnson.
Trade Tools for Climate Action: Green Procurement
As the largest global purchaser, the United States has a unique opportunity to catalyze market demand for green technology through the implementation of a green procurement regime, advancing both cli...
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August 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The United States has a unique opportunity to catalyze market demand for green technology and services, write @inumanak.bsky.social and Helena Kopans-Johnson.
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With voters like this, maybe America will be OK. Just need more of them.
August 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
With voters like this, maybe America will be OK. Just need more of them.
Glad to see Americans quizzing members of Congress about who has tariff authority in the United States.
newrepublic.com/post/199291/...
newrepublic.com/post/199291/...
MAGA Rep’s Town Hall Derails Over Her Support for Trump Tariffs
Representative Harriet Hageman was ruthlessly booed as she doubled down on backing Donald Trump.
newrepublic.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Glad to see Americans quizzing members of Congress about who has tariff authority in the United States.
newrepublic.com/post/199291/...
newrepublic.com/post/199291/...
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A lot of what makes trade agreements long is the schedules of tariff concessions. If these agreements aren't long, one reason might be that other countries haven't actually agreed to lower many tariffs.
QUINTANILLA: When do you think markets can get its hand on written documentation on the deals with Japan, UK, Vietnam, Korea?
LUTNICK: You're not gonna find a big long 250 page trading agreement
LUTNICK: You're not gonna find a big long 250 page trading agreement
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A lot of what makes trade agreements long is the schedules of tariff concessions. If these agreements aren't long, one reason might be that other countries haven't actually agreed to lower many tariffs.
No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order.
My latest, for @financialtimes.com
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My latest, for @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/45LiCLf
No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order
The US is simply denying itself the benefits of the system that already exists
on.ft.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order.
My latest, for @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/45LiCLf
My latest, for @financialtimes.com
on.ft.com/45LiCLf
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"But it is foolish to think the US can simply will a new order into existence when it hasn’t convinced anyone of the merits of its self-harming approach."
Other countries don't want to touch the stove. They're desperately hoping we'll stop doing it, too.
Spot on from @inumanak.bsky.social
Other countries don't want to touch the stove. They're desperately hoping we'll stop doing it, too.
Spot on from @inumanak.bsky.social
No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order
The US is simply denying itself the benefits of the system that already exists
on.ft.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
"But it is foolish to think the US can simply will a new order into existence when it hasn’t convinced anyone of the merits of its self-harming approach."
Other countries don't want to touch the stove. They're desperately hoping we'll stop doing it, too.
Spot on from @inumanak.bsky.social
Other countries don't want to touch the stove. They're desperately hoping we'll stop doing it, too.
Spot on from @inumanak.bsky.social
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Oh good, the FT has @inumanak.bsky.social trying to balance out the nonsense about a new US led trading order. Or indeed deglobalisation. Or the many other fashionable arguments about trade that aren't in fact happening.
on.ft.com/45z2tcZ No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order
August 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Oh good, the FT has @inumanak.bsky.social trying to balance out the nonsense about a new US led trading order. Or indeed deglobalisation. Or the many other fashionable arguments about trade that aren't in fact happening.
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"Trade deals don’t make Trump’s emergency tariffs legal" -- Marc Busch and I break down the latest attempt by the DOJ to call for an even more expansive view of the president's tariff authority.
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Trade deals don’t make Trump’s emergency tariffs legal" -- Marc Busch and I break down the latest attempt by the DOJ to call for an even more expansive view of the president's tariff authority.
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
Worthwhile read on what the Trump administration gets wrong about the history of the international trading system
Out of all the inaccuracies and “too early to tell” claims made, my biggest concern is how badly Greer restates the history of the multilateral trading system to depict a self-fulfilling prophecy about the remaking of the trading system.
New from me:
New from me:
August 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Worthwhile read on what the Trump administration gets wrong about the history of the international trading system
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Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
Far-Right Terrorism in America
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August 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
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Here's our newly updated guide to the president's newly updated tariffs, in charts and maps, hot off the presses www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking Trump’s New Tariffs on Every Country
The president’s trade campaign is only beginning — and whether he will succeed remains an open question with great consequence for the U.S. economy.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Here's our newly updated guide to the president's newly updated tariffs, in charts and maps, hot off the presses www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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My latest, for @foreignaffairs.com:
Mass shootings now constitute a particularly bloody form of American foreign influence. By destabilizing U.S. allies, they threaten to undermine America's global image—and foil its ability to advance its geopolitical aims. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Mass shootings now constitute a particularly bloody form of American foreign influence. By destabilizing U.S. allies, they threaten to undermine America's global image—and foil its ability to advance its geopolitical aims. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
American Gun Violence Goes Global
Its spread is distorting and diminishing U.S. soft power.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My latest, for @foreignaffairs.com:
Mass shootings now constitute a particularly bloody form of American foreign influence. By destabilizing U.S. allies, they threaten to undermine America's global image—and foil its ability to advance its geopolitical aims. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Mass shootings now constitute a particularly bloody form of American foreign influence. By destabilizing U.S. allies, they threaten to undermine America's global image—and foil its ability to advance its geopolitical aims. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
What Trump Trade Policy Has Achieved Since ‘Liberation Day’
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What Trump Trade Policy Has Achieved Since ‘Liberation Day’
Ten CFR experts break down what the president's trade agenda has accomplished since he placed a ninety-day pause on his expansive “Liberation Day” tariffs.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What Trump Trade Policy Has Achieved Since ‘Liberation Day’
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www.cfr.org/article/what...
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EU to ring-fence billions of farming subsidies - on.ft.com/4nIoo8w via @FT
EU to ringfence billions of farming subsidies
Brussels reworks plans to protect direct income for farmers in new budget after pressure from industry
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July 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
EU to ring-fence billions of farming subsidies - on.ft.com/4nIoo8w via @FT
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The Biden administration started a USMCA complaint against the Canadian digital services tax. Would be sensible to more forward with that to get a neutral ruling on whether it violates Canada's trade obligations.
Hassett describes Canada's digital services tax as an "almost criminal act"
June 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Biden administration started a USMCA complaint against the Canadian digital services tax. Would be sensible to more forward with that to get a neutral ruling on whether it violates Canada's trade obligations.
on.ft.com/4dNjrGI Donald Trump’s go-it-alone trade doctrine shakes Paris summit
Donald Trump’s go-it-alone trade doctrine shakes Paris summit
‘We’re really where we were before the meeting, which is nowhere,’ says one official at OECD annual meeting
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June 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
on.ft.com/4dNjrGI Donald Trump’s go-it-alone trade doctrine shakes Paris summit
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A court ruled on Wednesday that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are illegal. A federal appeals court has since paused the decision.
Much can happen while this legal drama unfolds. In the meantime, @inumanak.bsky.social unpacks the major implications.
Much can happen while this legal drama unfolds. In the meantime, @inumanak.bsky.social unpacks the major implications.
Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Over, But They Face a Major Challenge
A court ruling on Wednesday could pose a major threat to President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. CFR Trade Policy Fellow Inu Manak unpacks what could happen next.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A court ruled on Wednesday that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are illegal. A federal appeals court has since paused the decision.
Much can happen while this legal drama unfolds. In the meantime, @inumanak.bsky.social unpacks the major implications.
Much can happen while this legal drama unfolds. In the meantime, @inumanak.bsky.social unpacks the major implications.
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Will the courts rein in Trump's tariff initiatives? Mark your calendar for May 27 at noon Eastern when @ilyasomin.bsky.social and I will be doing a webinar conversation on the lawsuits challenging Trump's use of IEEPA powers (Ilya helped file one of them). Brent Skorup will moderate.
Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power: A Conversation with Ilya Somin and Walter Olson
Can the president unilaterally impose tariffs under his emergency powers? In this webinar, legal scholars Ilya Somin, a professor at Antonin Scalia Law School at…
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May 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Will the courts rein in Trump's tariff initiatives? Mark your calendar for May 27 at noon Eastern when @ilyasomin.bsky.social and I will be doing a webinar conversation on the lawsuits challenging Trump's use of IEEPA powers (Ilya helped file one of them). Brent Skorup will moderate.