Episode 53 - The WTO in the Second Trump Administration
About this episode
This episode discusses the implications of a second Trump administration on international law and the future of the WTO.
This episode considers the implications of a second Trump administration for international law and policy in the United States and explores the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Catherine speaks with Amy Porges, a long-time practitioner of international trade law who participated in drafting the WTO agreements, and later represented the United States before the WTO as Senior Counsel for Dispute Settlement and head of enforcement at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. This episode examines the history of the WTO and the United States’s relationship with the organization, including considering the potential approach of the Trump administration to tariffs.
People in this episode
Guest: Amy Porges
Topics covered
- World Trade Organization
- international law
- Trump administration
- trade policy
Keywords
- tariffs
- dispute settlement
- U.S. Trade Representative
Mentioned in this episode
Products: WTO agreements
Places: the United States, the United States’s
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