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Is Trump the New McKinley on Tariffs & Protectionism?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

     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).

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

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.

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

     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.

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

     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.

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Stuart Malawer

    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.

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

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

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

    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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TRUMP & NEW TARIFFS — CRONY CAPITALISM, CHANGING THE TRADE SYSTEM AND DISREGARD OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

      Trump’s announcement of proposed tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada for his first day in office is signaling no uncertain terms his contempt for treaties, international law, the global trading system (to change it) and a return … Continue reading →

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Trump 2.0 and Trade — “Buckle Up”

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

       Donald Trump and the Republicans just achieved a stunning victory in the presidential and congressional elections. Now what? Donald Trump’s first term provides a starting point of what is to come for the next four years. But it … Continue reading →

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Does U.S. Need a New Trade Strategy — Not Protectionism but More Participation in the Global Economy?

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Stuart Malawer

Many scholars are now arguing that the U.S. must reject the protectionism of Trump, Biden and now Harris. They call for more participation in the global economy, fostering more imports and promoting worker training for this new century. I agree. … Continue reading →

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