Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Accord Explained

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Accord Explained

29.05.2025

Joel S. Bella

The global reserve currency is weakening, US stock prices have fallen dramatically, and global growth is slowing significantly. The reason for this is the new US trade strategy: imposing high...

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Trump’s Tariff Plan

21.05.2025

Poorva Sharma Vasujit Dubey

In February 2025, US President Donald Trump announced the Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan (hereinafter ‘F&RP’), a comprehensive overhaul of US trade policy aimed at ‘rebalancing’ what he views as...

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XX (b), (g) and Everything in Between

27.01.2025

Prem Vinod Parwani

The interaction between trade and climate has become a legal and geopolitical hotbed. The European Union (‘EU’) recently decided to introduce a carbon tariff, which would result in hiked prices...

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Crossfire Commerce

16.05.2024

Aryan Tulsyan

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has drawn in numerous foreign actors and impacted trade, leading to proposed trade sanctions against parties like Israel (such as Turkey’s trade ban), Iran, and...

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The EU’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ Approach?

09.03.2024

Kartik Sharma

The multilateral trading system continues to be in an uncertain state due to the ongoing Appellate Body crisis. The US has been incessantly blocking new judicial appointments over systemic concerns...

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An Instrument of Extortion?

31.01.2024

Ole-Christian Tech

On August 6th 2020, US senators drafted an open letter threatening German companies involved in constructing the new gas pipeline Nord Stream II with sanctions. Nord Stream II is the...

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On the Potential of GATT Article XX for the Renewable Energy Sector

21.04.2023

Rupam Dubey

Energy security is a critical concern for many States, as it involves ensuring reliable access to affordable energy resources. Therefore, renewable energy becomes indispensable for the growing energy needs of...

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold(fish)

18.07.2022

Paolo Mazzotti

At the twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) (12-17 June 2022), WTO Members reached a landmark Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (hereinafter: “the Agreement”). Pending ratification, the...