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November 15, 2021
South China Morning Post

A Global Climate Trade War Is Looming. Here’s How to Avert It
US and EU announcements of new tariffs and other restrictions on ‘dirty’ steel and aluminum could presage a climate-focused trade war.
By James Bacchus
November 9, 2021
Barron’s

More Protectionism Won’t Fix the Supply-Chain Crisis
If you think high prices and empty shelves are bad now, just wait till we implement policies specifically intended to do that.
By Scott Lincicome
October 26, 2021
The Hill (Online)

The Future of World Trade Depends on Us Leadership
Failure to achieve meaningful results could hasten the WTO’s slide toward irrelevance in setting or maintaining the basic rules of international trade.
By Jennifer Hillman and Inu Manak
October 22, 2021
UK Telegraph

British Self-Sufficiency Is a Costly Illusion
Economists studying the US concluded that renationalised supply chains wouldn’t have boosted American production much during the pandemic.
By Ryan Bourne
October 14, 2021
Washington Examiner

America’s Broken Supply Chain
It will take months, maybe years, for the system to evolve. And that’s if Washington will even let it.
By Scott Lincicome
October 14, 2021
The Dispatch

The State of Play for Manufacturing
Both recent experience and scholarly research show that federal government attempts to subsidize “essential” industries or reshore supply chains carry significant risks.
By Scott Lincicome
October 11, 2021
The Regulatory Review

Protectionism and the Development of the U.S. Maritime Industry
By any measure, U.S. maritime protectionism is a failure, serving neither the United States’ broader economic interests nor those of the very industry whose fortunes the policy is meant to promote.
By Colin Grabow
September 22, 2021
The Dispatch

America’s Ports Problem Is Decades in the Making
Systemic problems and bad policy have exacerbated pandemic-related shipping delays.
By Scott Lincicome
August 4, 2021
The Dispatch

Memory-Holing the Last Three Years of U.S.-China Trade Policy
We have plenty of evidence of what tariffs and unilateralism produce. Little of it is good.
By Scott Lincicome
August 2, 2021
Riviera

Jones Act Inflicts Costly Burden on US Offshore Wind
US cabotage law is a hindrance and substantial cost driver to US offshore wind development.
By Colin Grabow
July 19, 2021
The Hill (Online)

Striking a Balance on Climate Change and Global Trade
In theory, climate-related restrictions on trade can be crafted to comply with WTO rules, and such restrictions, if they fall within those rules, could help send a price signal that would encourage less reliance on fossil fuels in other countries.
By James Bacchus
July 7, 2021
The Dispatch

Are Trade Wars Really Class Wars?
Only if you ignore services.
By Scott Lincicome
July 7, 2021
World Economic Forum

When Two Global Agendas Collide: How the EU’s Climate Change Mechanism Could Fall Afoul of International Trade Rules
Brazil, South Africa, India, and China have already expressed “grave concern” that CBAM could impose unfair discrimination on European imports of their products.
By James Bacchus
June 17, 2021
UK Telegraph

Aussie Trade Deal Shows What the Future Holds for Post-Brexit Trade Policy
The real economy is constantly affected by creative destruction and shocks — including new technologies, changing tastes, political disruption, agricultural challenges and entrepreneurial endeavour.
By Ryan Bourne
June 15, 2021
The Hill

Appeals to the Abyss Are Letting China Off the Hook on Trade Violations
This dire situation in WTO dispute settlement is not the fault of either China or Australia. It is almost entirely the fault of the United States of America.
By James Bacchus