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Trump's Cambodia Trade Deal, Arms Exports, and the Role of Non-Trade Concessions
Trump's Cambodia Trade Deal, Arms Exports, and the Role of Non-Trade Concessions
In this post, I'm going to talk about some aspects of the recent U.S. trade deal with Cambodia that I haven't heard raised yet, including the following questions: (1) Is the decision to allow U.S. arms exports to Cambodia pursuant to this deal designed
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Trump's Cambodia Trade Deal, Arms Exports, and the Role of Non-Trade Concessions
Is Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act a Fall-Back Option for Trump to Impose Tariffs?
Is Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act a Fall-Back Option for Trump to Impose Tariffs?
Without IEEPA authority, as we have all discussed, where there is a will, there is a way. In all likelihood, this way involves the expanded use of other statutory authorities, such as Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. In
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Is Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act a Fall-Back Option for Trump to Impose Tariffs?
Roundup of IEEPA Hearing Commentary
Roundup of IEEPA Hearing Commentary
I listened to today's Supreme Court hearing on the IEEPA tariff cases, but it was clear to me that I am not well-positioned to offer good insights on how the Court might rule. (The transcript is here if anyone wants to give this kind of tea leaf reading
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Roundup of IEEPA Hearing Commentary
Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements
Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post cautioning everyone to "Beware the 'Securitization' of Trade Policy." So far, however, it looks like my post has been a big failure, as many people seem to be throwing caution to the wind, and instead of being wary
dlvr.it
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for October 2025
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for October 2025
In this post, we provide highlights of what has been happening in WTO/FTA/Unilateral dispute settlement in the last month.
dlvr.it
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for October 2025
Bound Rates and the Stakes of the Cambodian Trade Deal
Bound Rates and the Stakes of the Cambodian Trade Deal
Simon Lester and Simon Evenett here and here have highlighted legal issues arising from the recently released Agreements with Cambodia and Malaysia, and the joint statements on progress of talks with Viet Nam and Thailand. I’ll focus on the Agreement concluded with Cambodia for this post. This post
dlvr.it
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Bound Rates and the Stakes of the Cambodian Trade Deal
The Future of U.S. Big Tech and Social Media (and a Quick Thought on Manufacturing)
The Future of U.S. Big Tech and Social Media (and a Quick Thought on Manufacturing)
As the saying goes, it's difficult to make predictions, especially about the future, but in a piece I wrote for the Baker Institute, I argue that the social media landscape is going to become smaller and more global, with U.S. big tech control declining. Is this just
dlvr.it
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Future of U.S. Big Tech and Social Media (and a Quick Thought on Manufacturing)
Tracking Foreign Investments in the U.S. Pursuant to Trump's Trade Deals
Tracking Foreign Investments in the U.S. Pursuant to Trump's Trade Deals
According to President Trump and his administration, one of the most important elements of the trade deals they are negotiating right now is the commitments being made by foreign governments and companies to invest in the U.S. The aggregate figures mentioned in this regard have been as high as
dlvr.it
October 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tracking Foreign Investments in the U.S. Pursuant to Trump's Trade Deals
Some Questions about the Cambodia and Malaysia Trade Deals
Some Questions about the Cambodia and Malaysia Trade Deals
The White House released the texts of trade agreements with Cambodia and Malaysia today. I have lots of questions about this.
dlvr.it
October 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Some Questions about the Cambodia and Malaysia Trade Deals
Why Not Use the Phase One Deal's Enforcement Mechanism?
Why Not Use the Phase One Deal's Enforcement Mechanism?
On Friday, USTR initiated a Section 301 investigation of "China’s implementation of the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China ('Phase One Agreement')." According to USTR, "
dlvr.it
October 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Why Not Use the Phase One Deal's Enforcement Mechanism?
International law aspects of the U.S.-Australia critical mineral and rare earth deal
International law aspects of the U.S.-Australia critical mineral and rare earth deal
Upon reading the US-AUS framework concerning the financing of rare earth mining. While there is very little to go on, I wanted to share some thoughts that connect current assessments with what we know about international investment law and existing institutional development.
The Framework commits $1 billion in financing projects
dlvr.it
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
International law aspects of the U.S.-Australia critical mineral and rare earth deal
Grossman and Sykes on Reciprocity in U.S. Trade Relations
Grossman and Sykes on Reciprocity in U.S. Trade Relations
In a new paper entitled "Commandeering the Customs: An Economic and Legal Perspective on the President’s 'Emergency' Imposition of 'Reciprocal Tariffs'," professors Gene Grossman and Alan Sykes push back on the idea that there is a lack of reciprocity in U.S.
dlvr.it
October 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Grossman and Sykes on Reciprocity in U.S. Trade Relations
How Should the U.S. Respond To China's Non-Market Practices?
How Should the U.S. Respond To China's Non-Market Practices?
In an interview last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talked about the Trump administration's response to China's non-market practices. Part of this response, as he presents it, has been for the U.S. to pursue a specific version of state-led industrial policy as a defensive measure.
dlvr.it
October 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How Should the U.S. Respond To China's Non-Market Practices?
Checking In On the Trump Administration's Drug Price Control Plans
Checking In On the Trump Administration's Drug Price Control Plans
Following up on two previous posts I did on this issue, let's see how the Trump administration's plan to push drug prices in the U.S. down while pushing drug prices in other countries up is going.
At the end of September, Trump announced "the
dlvr.it
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Checking In On the Trump Administration's Drug Price Control Plans
New Model WTO Program at McGill
New Model WTO Program at McGill
This is from some enterprising students at McGill University who are setting up a Model WTO program:My name is Sumayya Kheireddine, and together with my co-president Randa Omar, we are two law students at McGill University. Inspired by our experience at the Model World Trade Organization simulation in Switzerland,
dlvr.it
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New Model WTO Program at McGill
DSC for Mexico – Atento Servicios (USMCA Panel Determination)
DSC for Mexico – Atento Servicios (USMCA Panel Determination)
The USMCA Chapter 31-A panel determination in the Mexico - Atento Servicios dispute was circulated on August 27, 2025. The Dispute Settlement Commentary for this case is now available on the web site.
dlvr.it
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
DSC for Mexico – Atento Servicios (USMCA Panel Determination)
Guest Post: Too Big To Fail: The EU Steel Industry, Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 and the EU’s Free Trade Agreements
Guest Post: Too Big To Fail: The EU Steel Industry, Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 and the EU’s Free Trade Agreements
This is a guest post by trade lawyer Victor Crochet and law professor Weihuan Zhou
Steel has long been a contentious topic in international trade, in part because of the numerous jobs it creates and its relevance to downstream industries including those related to national defense. In the European Union
dlvr.it
October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Guest Post: Too Big To Fail: The EU Steel Industry, Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 and the EU’s Free Trade Agreements
Reclaiming the WTO’s Practical Mission: A Thought Experiment in WTO Reform
Reclaiming the WTO’s Practical Mission: A Thought Experiment in WTO Reform
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the predecessor of the World Trade Organization (WTO), emerged as a postwar response to economic nationalism. Like the United Nations, which sought to prevent another world war, the GATT aimed to avert the kind of trade wars unleashed by the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
dlvr.it
October 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reclaiming the WTO’s Practical Mission: A Thought Experiment in WTO Reform
Discussing Trade Policy on the Internet
Discussing Trade Policy on the Internet
Shifting the IELP blog to a new platform has led me to do a bit of reflection on the past, present, and future of discussing trade policy online.
I am vaguely aware that there were Usenet forum discussions in the 1990s, and there may have been good trade policy conversations
dlvr.it
October 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Discussing Trade Policy on the Internet
Beware the "Securitization" of Trade Policy
Beware the "Securitization" of Trade Policy
In recent years, U.S. trade policy has seen a creeping takeover by "security" concerns. The precise scope of these concerns is unclear, but they appear to cover both the traditional aspects of military-related security as well as the vague and amorphous concept of "economic security."
dlvr.it
October 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Beware the "Securitization" of Trade Policy
Call for Candidates (Co-)Editor(s)-in-Chief Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL)
Call for Candidates (Co-)Editor(s)-in-Chief Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL)
This is from the JIEL:The 5-year term of the current Co-Editors-in-Chief of JIEL is ending. We have been charged to facilitate the process of electing the next Editor or Co-Editors-in-Chief.
JIEL is the pre-eminent journal in the field of international economic law, published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
dlvr.it
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Call for Candidates (Co-)Editor(s)-in-Chief Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL)
CPTPP Roster of Panel Chairs
CPTPP Roster of Panel Chairs
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is looking for candidates for the roster of CPTPP panel chairs:Expressions of Interest: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Roster of Panel Chairs
The Australian Government is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals to be considered
dlvr.it
October 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
CPTPP Roster of Panel Chairs
Guest Post: Putting the “harm” in Pharmaceuticals – evaluating President Trump’s proposal of 100% tariffs
Guest Post: Putting the “harm” in Pharmaceuticals – evaluating President Trump’s proposal of 100% tariffs
This is a guest post from Simon Schropp (BRG and George Washington University)
On Friday, September 25, 2025, President Trump – characteristically in a post on Truth Social – announced his intention to impose a 100% tariff on any branded/patented pharmaceutical products imported into the United States, unless the
dlvr.it
October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Guest Post: Putting the “harm” in Pharmaceuticals – evaluating President Trump’s proposal of 100% tariffs
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for September 2025
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for September 2025
In this post, we provide highlights of what has been happening in WTO/FTA/Unilateral dispute settlement in the last month.
dlvr.it
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trade Dispute Settlement Update for September 2025
DSC for EU – Biodiesel CVD (Indonesia) (Panel)
DSC for EU – Biodiesel CVD (Indonesia) (Panel)
The Panel report in European Union - Countervailing Duties on Imports of Biodiesel from Indonesia was circulated on August 22, 2025. The Dispute Settlement Commentary for this case is now available on the web site.
dlvr.it
September 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
DSC for EU – Biodiesel CVD (Indonesia) (Panel)