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More on the Trump Administration's Dollar Policy
More on the Trump Administration's Dollar Policy
Last May, I asked, "Does the Trump Administration Want a Strong or a Weak Dollar?" That post was about a House hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and I didn't get an answer to the question posed in the title of my post.
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
More on the Trump Administration's Dollar Policy
Guest Post: Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk: WTO Panel Rules against the U.S. in US — IRA (China)
Guest Post: Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk: WTO Panel Rules against the U.S. in US — IRA (China)
This is a guest post from Jingyuan (Joey) Zhou of Chongqing University School of Law
Introduction
On January 30, 2026, a panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) handed down another blow to the United States, finding the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) inconsistent with the U.
dlvr.it
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Guest Post: Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk: WTO Panel Rules against the U.S. in US — IRA (China)
Comparing the Enforcement Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
Comparing the Enforcement Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
Building on the comparison of trade agreement provisions in my last post, let's take a look at the "enforcement" provisions of the six agreements for which the legal texts have been published.
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Comparing the Enforcement Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
Comparing the Economic and National Security Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
Comparing the Economic and National Security Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
By my count, we now have the legal texts of five Trump administration trade agreements. Will there be enforcement actions under these agreements? Without a neutral adjudication mechanism, how enforceable are they? I'm not sure about the real world impact of the agreements, but nevertheless, with this many
dlvr.it
February 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Comparing the Economic and National Security Provisions in the New U.S. Trade Deals
Joost Pauwelyn on Politics and Law in the World Trading System
Joost Pauwelyn on Politics and Law in the World Trading System
Joost has a new paper for the Hinrich Foundation that, he says, applies the framework of his 2005 Transformation of World Trade piece to "today's moribund WTO."
dlvr.it
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Joost Pauwelyn on Politics and Law in the World Trading System
Peter Harrell on "Upending World Trade"
Peter Harrell on "Upending World Trade"
Peter Harrell, formerly of the Biden administration and now at Georgetown Law, has a new Foreign Affairs piece called "The Case for Upending World Trade: How Trump’s Vision Echoes America’s Traditional Approach." In the piece, Peter makes several points that I want to respond to.
dlvr.it
February 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Peter Harrell on "Upending World Trade"
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for January 2026
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for January 2026
In this post, we provide some highlights of what has been happening in WTO/FTA/Unilateral dispute settlement in the last month.
dlvr.it
February 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for January 2026
Jamieson Greer on the 30 Year Aberration in U.S. Trade Policy
Jamieson Greer on the 30 Year Aberration in U.S. Trade Policy
When he was in Davos last week for the World Economic Forum, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer talked a bit about U.S. trade policy history and described a recent period during which, in his view, U.S. trade policy shifted away from tariffs/protectionism and towards free trade.
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Jamieson Greer on the 30 Year Aberration in U.S. Trade Policy
Why Haven't the Tariffs Had More Impact on the Economy?
Why Haven't the Tariffs Had More Impact on the Economy?
Dan Drezner recently noted the following in relation to why the Trump tariffs haven't had a more negative impact on the U.S. economy:What about the overall effect of Trump’s tariffs on the U.S. economy? As to that question, a separate Ana Swanson
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Why Haven't the Tariffs Had More Impact on the Economy?
Is this the end of MFN as we know it? The EU submission on WTO reform and the meaning of development
Is this the end of MFN as we know it? The EU submission on WTO reform and the meaning of development
With the release of the EU submission on WTO reform, it has become clear that the MFN principle’s central role within the WTO architecture is under challenge. As a keystone, it risks the entire bridge falling. Even if the foundations are retained but deemed outdated or unusable, and
dlvr.it
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Is this the end of MFN as we know it? The EU submission on WTO reform and the meaning of development
The EU on Policy Space
The EU on Policy Space
In the EU submission on WTO Reform that I mentioned yesterday, there was this suggestion on "policy space": In the context of overall strengthening of rules, there should be openness to examine targeted adjustments for policy space. A balance needs to be found between the effectiveness of the
dlvr.it
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The EU on Policy Space
Asking China To Liberalize More at the WTO
Asking China To Liberalize More at the WTO
Back in 2018, I wrote a piece with my colleague Huan Zhu arguing that China had become much wealthier since it joined the WTO, and therefore should take on greater liberalization commitments:With greater wealth comes greater responsibility. Even if it continues to maintain its “developing” status, as
dlvr.it
January 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Asking China To Liberalize More at the WTO
Guest Post: President Trump Cannot Legally Impose Tariffs Using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974
Guest Post: President Trump Cannot Legally Impose Tariffs Using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974
If the Supreme Court strikes down nonreciprocal tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Trump Administration reportedly plans to re-impose some of the tariffs by citing authorities in other laws.
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Guest Post: President Trump Cannot Legally Impose Tariffs Using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974
Can "Geopolitical" Tariffs Be Dealt with through Trade Deals?
Can "Geopolitical" Tariffs Be Dealt with through Trade Deals?
Last Friday, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer was asked about Trump's initial suggestion of tariffs related to the goal of taking over Greenland:The President just said that he might put tariffs on countries that don't go along with Greenland. And I wonder if that&
dlvr.it
January 20, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Can "Geopolitical" Tariffs Be Dealt with through Trade Deals?
Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development
Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development
This is from the editors of the Trade, Law and Development journal:The Board of Editors of TL&D is pleased to invite original, unpublished manuscripts for publication in the General Issue of the Journal (Vol. XVII, No. 2) in the form of ‘Articles’, ‘Notes’
dlvr.it
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development
Katherine Tai on WTO Dispute Settlement Reform
Katherine Tai on WTO Dispute Settlement Reform
Back in November, former U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai spoke on a panel at Harvard (I just stumbled on the video recently). Towards the end, she responded as follows to a question about the Appellate Body appointments crisis (1:08:32 of the video):On the Appellate Body, ... if
dlvr.it
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Katherine Tai on WTO Dispute Settlement Reform
Essays in Honour of Valerie Hughes: Appellate Review, WTO Secretariat Handling FTA Disputes, and Much More
Essays in Honour of Valerie Hughes: Appellate Review, WTO Secretariat Handling FTA Disputes, and Much More
Nicolas Lamp recently put together a book honoring the great Valerie Hughes: "Reckoning and Renewal: The World Trade Organization and Its Dispute Settlement System at 30, Essays in Honour of Valerie Hughes." You can buy the book and/or download individual chapters for free here (having that latter
dlvr.it
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Essays in Honour of Valerie Hughes: Appellate Review, WTO Secretariat Handling FTA Disputes, and Much More
Some Interesting Provisions in the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement DS Chapter
Some Interesting Provisions in the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement DS Chapter
We appear to be moving closer to a completed EU-Mercosur trade agreement, with the European Council announcing last week that it had "adopted two decisions authorising the signature of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and of the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) between the EU and
dlvr.it
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Some Interesting Provisions in the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement DS Chapter
2025 Had the Most WTO Complaints Since 2019
2025 Had the Most WTO Complaints Since 2019
Despite the ongoing crisis with the WTO Appellate Body, which has been only partially solved by the creation of the MPIA, 2025 saw a bit of an increase in the filing of requests for consultations under the DSU. Here's a snippet from our WorldTradeLaw.net page where we
dlvr.it
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
2025 Had the Most WTO Complaints Since 2019
Guest Post: Threat-Based Trade Remedies in the EU: Increasing Use Amid Urgent Climate Objectives
Guest Post: Threat-Based Trade Remedies in the EU: Increasing Use Amid Urgent Climate Objectives
This is a guest post from Florin D. Dascalescu, Senior legal counsel at the European Investment Fund (EIF)
Introduction
This post is based on my recent article published in the Journal of World Trade (JWT),[i] which examines several legal concepts by using as an example the EU anti-subsidy
dlvr.it
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Guest Post: Threat-Based Trade Remedies in the EU: Increasing Use Amid Urgent Climate Objectives
Is Foreign Antitrust Enforcement "Discriminatory" and "Anti-American"?
Is Foreign Antitrust Enforcement "Discriminatory" and "Anti-American"?
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held a hearing in December on "Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses." There was a lot of talk at the hearing about how foreign regulations and regulators "discriminate" against American
dlvr.it
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Is Foreign Antitrust Enforcement "Discriminatory" and "Anti-American"?
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for December 2025
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for December 2025
In this post, we provide highlights of what has been happening in WTO/FTA/Unilateral dispute settlement in the last month.
dlvr.it
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for December 2025
Questions about the Trump Administration's Trade Deals and Compatibility with WTO Obligations
Questions about the Trump Administration's Trade Deals and Compatibility with WTO Obligations
An issue that has been raised in relation to the Trump administration's various trade deals is whether they are compatible with WTO obligations. GATT Article XXIV, along with the Uruguay Round Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XXIV, sets out specific conditions that bilateral/regional deals on trade
dlvr.it
January 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Questions about the Trump Administration's Trade Deals and Compatibility with WTO Obligations
The U.S. Comments On the MPIA and Treaty Interpretation
The U.S. Comments On the MPIA and Treaty Interpretation
At the December 19 DSB meeting, the U.S. tied one of its broad criticisms of the WTO dispute settlement system to a recent criticism by another WTO Member of a specific MPIA award: • We would like to make one further point in response to the interventions we just
dlvr.it
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The U.S. Comments On the MPIA and Treaty Interpretation
Call for Papers: 2026 ILA-ASIL EastMed-MENA Research Forum
Call for Papers: 2026 ILA-ASIL EastMed-MENA Research Forum
This is from Anastasios Gourgourinis, George Dimitropoulos, and Marios Tokas:The 2026 ILA-ASIL EastMed-MENA Research Forum, organized by the International Law Association - Hellenic Branch and the American Society of International Law, invites paper proposals for its meeting on 9–10 July 2026 in Athens, Greece. The 2026 edition
dlvr.it
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Call for Papers: 2026 ILA-ASIL EastMed-MENA Research Forum