Author Archives: Stuart Malawer

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About Stuart Malawer

Distinguished Service Professor of Law & International Trade at George Mason University (Schar School of Public Policy).

Cybersecurity, Cuban Trade and Chinese Global Taxation — New Issues for the New Year.

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Stuart Malawer

         As this new year begins new issues of cybersecurity, Cuban trade, and Chinese global taxation have come into focus. They make for an interesting start of the new year. Here are some particulars: ………… Obama proposing legislation concerning cybersecurity. … Continue reading →

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End-of-the-Year Trade Developments — Cuban Sanctions, Sony Cyber Attack, Chinese Commercial Cyberespionage …….

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Stuart Malawer

           …..      Late December saw some very interesting trade developments. They include a presidential vow to normalize diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba and an apparent cyber attack by N. Korea on Sony. Discussions continue concerning the TPP and making … Continue reading →

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Chinese Cyber Espionage and WTO TRIPS Litigation.

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

     My new article appeared today in the New York Law Journal (December 23, 2014) on this topic. “Confronting Chinese Economic Cyber Espionage Through WTO Litigation.”  New York Law Journal (December 23, 2014).

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Recent Trade Developments — Most Important — U.S. – Cuban Relations.

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

               As the year draws to a close  significant global trade developments continue to happen. But the most important one has been President Obama’s new diplomacy with Cuba which portends the opening of trade and investment with Cuba. (Still … Continue reading →

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Variety of International Commerce Issues — Business as Usual.

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

         Issues concerning foreign investment, export subsidies, agricultural exports, and cross-border litigation and corporate structuring continue to be main issues arising in the global economy over the last few weeks.  Business as usual. Some specifics are the following: …. Foreign Investors … Continue reading →

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Structural Changes, Spheres of Influence and Global Trade ……..

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

                   Web firms, national security, spheres of influence, dispute systems, and structural changes are all current issues concerning global trade relations. Changes are clearly happening and the global landscape is changing rapidly from what existed just a … Continue reading →

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Some Movement on a Host of Global Trade, Tax and Commerce Issues.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

          A host of trade and global commercial issues continue to create newer international actions and concerns. Among them are China’s use of antitrust law as a trade restriction, Japan’s currency manipulation to increase exports, recent U.S. litigation concerning LIBOR, FOREX … Continue reading →

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New Trade Developments — Increasing Conflict between the EU and Russia ……………..

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

       Really interesting global trade developments the last two weeks. They involve the EU and Russia (antidumping and countervailing duties), China (investments in U.S), the OECD (global taxation), the IMF (international bankruptcy), state trade incentives (Virginia), EU antitrust enforcement … Continue reading →

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Geopolitics & Global Trade — China & Russia — Changing the Rules?

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

    Good two articles appearing the same day in two of the world’s leading financial newspapers. They discuss China and Russia as posing fundamentally new challenges to the existing international political system.       The implicit question raised by these two … Continue reading →

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State Trade Missions, Global Trade Litigation and More — Active Trade Agenda & Developments.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Stuart Malawer

           State trade missions, EU trade actions against Huawei, more cooperative trade diplomacy, trade and development, Russia and trade sanctions and the ECJ, are just some issues that have been highlighted during the last few weeks in the world … Continue reading →

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