Category Archives: Global Trade Relations

Newer Trade Issues — Internet Censorship & State Economic Incentives.

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

                Interesting developments in trade relations recently — success at Bali, more criticism of  U.S. trade negotiations as not being forward-looking enough, renewed debate over use of state trade incentives in the United States, and novel proposals by some to further U.S. trade … Continue reading →

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Bali and the WTO — Limited but Significant Success.

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

There was significant success at Bali yesterday. This has resulted in the ‘Bali Package’ of new global trade rules, relating to among other areas, trade facilitation. (But there was only limited success concerning agricultural subsidies because of India’s opposition.) This is … Continue reading →

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Two Trade Events to Watch — Bali and Russia ……… Portending the Future?

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

                The developments leading up to Bali are really interesting. So is the rise of more regional trade negotiations. This includes the Russian-backed Customs Union. Will Bali succeed? If so will it arrest the trend to mega-regional agreements? The … Continue reading →

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Bad News and Good News — ‘Fast Track,’ Int’l Tax, Bali and Regional Agreements.

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

              The bad news is that “fast-track” authority is running into trouble in the Congress. There is considerable hesitation in the Congress to extend it to President Obama. The good news is that the Congress has begun to address … Continue reading →

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Trade Issues Just Keep Expanding — NSA Spying, Regulation, Financial Sanctions, ‘Fast Track’, FOREX, Torture / Corruption, Dodd-Frank …….

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

    The last two weeks have seen increased opposition to ‘fast-track authority, increase growing concern over implications of NSA spying on trade negotiations, financial sanctions, and application of Dodd-Frank to foreign firms as well as concern of liability for foreign … Continue reading →

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Trade and Foreign Policy — Digital Protection, Trade Negotiations and Foreign Investment.

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

          Very significant developments have occurred within U.S. trade policy and trade relations the last few weeks. They include a renewed push by the Obama administration to attract foreign investment into the U.S., the launching of renewed attacks by the … Continue reading →

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Global Trends, Transnational Coalitions, Global Institutions — Better Multilateral Architecture Needed.

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

     Global trade has slowed. The WTO is struggling with the completion of the Doha Round. Many newer forces are at work as evidenced by the items below.  For example, the role of states and cities in global trade is vastly … Continue reading →

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Innovation, 21st Century Trade Rules, Gov’t Shutdown, Trade Deals & Domestic Reform, Corp. Inversions.

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

            A range of newer issues have appeared recently in global trade discussions concerning innovation. 21st century rules, the U.S. government shutdown, the use of trade deals as leverage for domestic reform, and corporate cross-border mergers (“corporate inversions”). The following is … Continue reading →

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Doha Lite, Currency Manipulation, Investor Litigation, Corruption, Tobacco Controls, Sovereign Debt, Foreign Taxation.

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

          A broad range of trade issues have continued to be raised in different international forums including the TPP, TTIP, World Bank and the WTO. They include among others Doha Lite, Currency Manipulation, Investor Litigation, Corruption, Tobacco Controls, Sovereign … Continue reading →

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EXPANDING GLOBAL TRADE — Greater Innovation = Greater Trade.

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

          The WTO is about to launch a three-day global forum on trade, innovation and the digital economy.  The thesis is simple. We can increase global trade and growth, especially of developing countries, by increasing domestic innovation. This is … Continue reading →

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