Trade Talks
Trade Talks
7: Tariffs, Subsidies, and Not-So-Friendly Skies
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Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss an ongoing trade dispute involving large civil aircraft jets, Bombardier and Boeing, as well as the governments of Canada, the United Kingdom,…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
6: Uncertainty and Trade Deals--Not Good
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PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes of The Economist focus this week on the costs of increased uncertainty generated by President Trump’s threat to rip up US trade agreements as well as…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
5: Solar Tariffs, Clean Energy (and Trump)
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Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss President Trump’s upcoming choice to grant trade protection to a sliver of the US solar manufacturing industry. The episode describes cleavages within…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
4: Holding the WTO Hostage, Trump Style
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Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown focus on the Trump administration’s approach to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The episode describes US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s recently articulated positions…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
3: Nerves of Steel: Waiting for Trump's Trade War
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Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad Bown (PIIE) focus on the Trump administration’s risking a trade war, after the president started a Section 232 investigation into whether steel and aluminum imports are a threat to…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
2: Trump Threatens the South Korea-US Trade Deal
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This week Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes focus on the South Korea-US free trade agreement (KORUS) and President Donald Trump’s unhappiness with it, as his administration alternates between threats of withdrawal and renegotiation. The…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
1: NAFTAnomics: The Economics of Three Big Fights
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Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss the economics of trade policy. This week they focus on three big fights in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations,…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
Special Episode: Trump's Unfair Trade Action against China
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Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss the issues involved in President Trump’s triggering a “Section 301” investigation of China’s unfair treatment of American intellectual property. This special episode…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
0: Introduction to the Weekly Podcast
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Soumaya Keynes of the Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown introduce a weekly and geeky podcast on developments in international trade and policy. This week’s episode covers the hosts’ favorite trade (short) stories…