Taking Stock of the Vienna Talks on a Restored Iran Nuclear Deal
As negotiators interrupted the 8th round of talks on restoring the JCPOA for the New Year's holiday, the mood in Vienna ranged from confidence
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The Iran Deal: As the Vienna Talks Resume With a Focus on Economic Sanctions Relief, A Look Back at Snapback
Tommorow, negotiators from the parties to the original Iran Deal, the JCPOA, will return to Vienna to continue talks on restoring the accord that was
Of Carrots and Sticks:Why Economics Sanctions Relief is the Only Way Forward With Iran-the Threat of Force is Delusional
Recently on this blog, Ruti Teitel and I suggested some ideas for persuading Iran's leaders that economic sanctions relief in return for restored
Applying the Mandatory/Discretionary Distinction to the EU's Anti-Coercion Instrument
I've been thinking about the mandatory/discretionary distinction because it came up in the panel report in the recent U.S. - Olives from Spain case
What Are the Core Trade Principles of the Biden Administration?
I'm trying to understand the core trade principles of the Biden administration, and I'm a bit puzzled. Based on various statements by U.S. Trade
Binding Precedent and Precedential Value
The WTO panel report in India - Sugar and Sugarcane, circulated earlier this week, has a number of interesting passages about the role of precedent.
From Grievances to Guarantees: Getting to Yes in the Iran Nuclear Talks
(This post is co-authored with Ruti Teitel, Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law at New York Law School and a Life Member of the Council on
Non-Discrimination and the EV Tax Credits in the Build Back Better Act
There has been a lot of Twitter discussion about the possibility that the electric vehicle (EV) tax credits in the Build Back Better Act violate
Countering the "Unfettered Liberalization" Narrative
At a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the following: But I think that we have pursued a really
Angela Ellard on Misperceptions in the US/Capitol Hill about the WTO
At an AEI/Brookings event yesterday, WTO DDG Angela Ellard spoke and offered some interesting insights into how people in the U.S. (and elsewhere)
Tweaking the MPIA Procedures
The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement Pursuant To Article 25 of the DSU is here. Annex 1 contains a set of Agreed Procedures that
Guest Post: The Worst of Two Worlds: Why the US Blueprint for a Transatlantic Climate Club Authored by Todd Tucker & Tim Meyer Must Be Binned Immediately
This is a guest post by David Kleimann, PhD, writing in personal capacity. He wishes to thank Aaron Cosbey and Simon Lester for helpful comments on
Three Forces of the World Trading System
On November 26, the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council decided to indefinitely postpone the 12th Ministerial Meeting (MC12), which was
More Hurdles for the "Green Steel Deal"
This is from a CFR blog post by Jennifer Hillman and Alex Tippett on the "green steel deal": For the proposed U.S.-EU agreement on
ITC Institutes Investigation on Distributional Effects of Goods and Services Trade and Trade Policy
Back in mid-October, USTR asked the ITC to carry out a two-part investigation of the distributional effects of goods and services trade and trade