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About Stuart Malawer

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

Is Trump the New McKinley on Tariffs & Protectionism?

     I taught global trade law many years. I must say no one was very interested in actual tariffs and I discussed them very little. Except perhaps trying to figure out the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and only in passing. … Continue reading

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Dr. Stuart Malawer on Int’l Trade & Int’l Law — Op-Eds in Richmond Times-Dispatch (2011-2025).

Dr. Stuart Malawer — Op-Eds in Richmond Times-Dispatch (2011-2025). Malawer, “Trade Wars and Virginia.” (January 17, 2025).                         Commentary: Virginia must challenge Trump on trade Malawer, “Advisory Group Aided Virginia’s … Continue reading

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‘Laissez-Faire Globalization’ Needs a Redo (a New Industrial Policy and New China and Global Tax Policies) — So They Say.

     The Biden administration’s trade policy and Trump 1.0 (and now Trump 2.0) focused on redoing U.S. trade policy and developing a newer industrial policy promoting U.S. industry, workers and national security. (So they say …) Clearly, trade policy … Continue reading

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TRADE LAWYERS & LOBBYISTS IN TRUMP 2.0 — EXPONENTIALLY IN DEMAND.

     No doubt about it. One of the hottest areas in law and lobbying in D.C. for the next four years will be tariffs and trade.  (Once a backwater of policy issues in Washington.) The domestic and global landscape … Continue reading

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Jan. 2025 — Recent Trade Actions Will Provide Trump 2.0 with a Greater Platform for Even More Confrontational Trade Policies.

    Recent developments in the last few weeks leading up to Trump 2.0 indicate strongly that a new era in trade policy is being cemented. Biden’s recent extension of export controls on exports to China concerning technology, his blocking … Continue reading

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TRUMP’S TARIFFS — EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF LAWYERS AND LOBBYISTS.

    There is one certainty. Trump’s tariffs will act as a full employment law leading to exponential growth of lawyers and lobbyists trying to influence government legislation, regulation and policy in this sub-field of trade law. Actually, most lawyers … Continue reading

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My Travels in India.

Several years back. With my wife Sandy Malawer in India. Once on a management program in Mumbai and subsequently in front of the Taj Mahal with Governor Warner’s Trade Mission to India.

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Trade Practice, Lobbying & New Directions Under Trump — Exponentially Expanding.

    As an immediate result of Trump’s election, the future of trade practice, and trade negotiations is that they are expanding and are going in newer directions.  This involves both tariffs and nontariff issues. These are multifaceted and represents … Continue reading

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Two Awards 25 Years Apart — 2000 GMU Faculty Member of the Year and 2024 Va General Assembly (Public Service).

     Proud to have received two awards over the past 25 years. One in 2000 and one recently this year.  This represents the last 1/2 of my teaching career in Virginia. The first award was the “Distinguished Faculty Member … Continue reading

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TRUMP & TARIFFS 2.0 — BUCKLE UP.

My new article … Malawer, “Trump, Tariffs and China.” Journal of East Asia and Internationa Law (December 2024). See also: List of Article by Stuart Malawer as to U.S. – China Trade Relations.

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