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Critical Trade Developments — New Global Players to Chinese Cyberespionage — It’s Now Really Interesting.
A range of critical trade developments have recently burst upon the global trading system ranging from selecting new global players to Chinese cyberespionage for commercial purposes. It’s now really getting interesting. Two new world trade players named — … Continue reading
U.S. Export of Liquefied Natural Gas — Geopolitical & National Security Impact.
The geopolitical and national security implications of U.S. export of liquefied natural gas are immense. But so are the trade and foreign policy implications. The Shale Gas Revolution in the U.S. and the potential large-scale export of LNG has significant … Continue reading
Posted in Global Trade Relations
Tagged energy export, foreign investment in LNG projects and national security, geopolitics and LNG exports from the U.S., liquified natural gas exports, LNG exports, national security and energy exports, Shale Gas Revolution, treaties and energy export licensing, U.S. Dept. of Energy licensing of LNG exports
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Global Tax Reform is Back — At Least Discussion on Both Sides of the Atlantic.
Global Tax Reform is back — at least heightened discussion of it on both sides of the Atlantic. Both the U.S. and the EU are grappling with revising their provisions concerning international taxation. There is a growing consensus … Continue reading
Posted in Global Trade Relations
Tagged Apple's billions offshore and massive domestic bond issue, data and customer disclosure, EU tax reform, G-20 and OECD international tax consideration, International Tax Reform, MNC and offshore tax havens, national taxation of cross-border transactions, national taxation of global transactions, offshore retained earnings, U.S. and EU tax reford negotiations, unitary taxation
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10 Facts About WTO Litigation & U.S. – China Litigation.
Here are 10 interesting facts that my current research highlights concerning WTO litigation generally and U.S. - China litigation in the WTO. Only about 1/3 of all cases filed in the WTO actually result in full litigation. (For the U.S. it’s a bit … Continue reading
10 BROAD & DIVERSE TRADE UPDATES — Russian Sanctions, FATCA, Alien Tort Statute, FDI Report, Cyberespionage, Foreign Banks, MNC Tax, New USTR.
A broad range of new trade actions from both the U.S. and EU have shown renewed interest in attacking long-standing problems and some newer ones. This has been driven in part by the continued global economic slowdown and renewed … Continue reading
Multinational Corporations and Human Rights — The Alien Tort Statute No Longer Applies.
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch (2013) declared that the general presumption against extraterritoriality of U.S. legislation was not overcome (and thus upheld the presumption of territoriality of U.S. legislation unless Congress says otherwise). The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien Tort Statute, extraterritoriality, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch, mulitnational corporations and human rights, New York Times and Wall Street journal board of editors, presumption against extraterritoriality, presumption in favor of territoriality
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Trade Updates: Tax Havens, EU Antitrust, EU Trade Powers, Russian Sanctions, Power Politics — Diverse Developments.
A number of diverse developments have recently occurred concerning global trade relations. They continue to evidence the broad range of topics impacting trade across the globe. In particular, the developments relating to the U.S., the EU, and Russia are of … Continue reading
Corruption, Taxation, National Security, Investment, National Interests — Recent U.S. Trade Developments
Recent developments concerning foreign corruption prosecutions, taxation of multinationals, national security reviews, and criticism of U.S. trade policy as being increasingly based on national interests and power politics remind me how really diverse the field of international trade relations is … Continue reading
States and Trade Sanctions — New Role of States Under Federal Legislation — Historical Development.
Recent federal law (Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010) authorizes states to impose trade sanctions on Iran. (This legislation was amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.) The 2010 statute specifically cites and encourages divestment … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma trade Case (Supreme Court 2000), exclusive role of Congress in global trade, federal legislation and state trade sanctions, federalism and state trade, implied preemption and state trade sanctions, Iranian trade sanctions, multilateral and federal sanctions, principle of federalism and global trade, role of Congress in international trade policy, state trade sanctions, The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act of 2010
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Virginia Trade and the WTO — What Does this Evidence About Globalization?
The Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Exports was recently held for two days in Richmond. Who was the luncheon speaker? The former Director-General of the World Trade Organization Mike Moore. Ambassador Moore followed Virginia Governor McDonnell’s presentation. This simple fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture and global trade, economic development and jobs, state exports and foreign direct investment, states and foreign policy, states and global trade, states and the WTO, states and trade sanctions (investment sanctions), Virginia Governor's Conference on Agricultural exports
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