International Economic Law and Policy

1. Decision-Making in the Absence of Perfectly Spherical Cows

   Last week, I had the distinct honour of participating in the plenary session that launched the WTO World Trade Report for 2026. You can check out the recording.

   In the week prior, WTO Chief Economist Bob Staiger asked all of us speaking to prepare a quick answer in the final

2. Assessing the WTO Consistency of 5G Security Legislation: A Case Study of Romania’s Law No. 163/2021

   Romania’s Law No. 163/2021, the constitutionality of which is currently being challenged in the Constitutional Court of Romania, offers an instructive case study of a broader and increasingly important question

3. Interim arrangements for stalled WTO plurilaterals: The role of committees in the administration of disputes

   At the Ministerial Conference held in March this year, 67 WTO Members participating in the negotiations for the Agreement on Electronic Commerce (ECA) issued a “Declaration on Interim Arrangements for the Agreement on Electronic Commerce”.

4. Jake Sullivan Wants To Build On the Biden Administration's Industrial Policy

   In a recent article, Jake Sullivan makes the case for continuing on with the Biden administration's economic policies, arguing for an even broader and more comprehensive industrial policy than what we saw under Biden.

5. The Canada-U.S. Trade War: No End in Sight

   I'm not totally sure what triggered the recent escalation in trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. As of June, things seemed to be muddling along well enough, with the focus on whether the USMCA would be renewed for another term and what that might look like for Canada-U.S. trade.