The Seen and Unseen Protectionism in the U.S. State of the Union
On March 1, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union (SOTU) speech. While trade policy has not been a priority for the Biden Administration, it played a larger than expected role in the speech. The president not only explicitly spoke about trade policy but discussed other priorities less obviously related to trade.
The U.S. response to the EU CBAM: Past responses and future prospects
A look at three different approaches that the U.S. could take in the near future in response to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Irish-American: Biden's Heritage and Transatlantic Relations
On the night of November 7th as Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially won the United States presidential election, a clip from several years ago resurfaced to make its rounds on Twitter: the President-Elect can be seen passing throngs of press, with one voice overheard: “Sir, can you answer a few questions for the BBC?” to which Biden replies, with his signature grin: “The BBC? I’m Irish.”
Managed Trade: The Case of Beef in U.S.-China Trade
Last month, the United States and China signed an “Economic and Trade Agreement.” One noteworthy feature of the Agreement is that it has a chapter on “Expanding Trade.”