Trade & Tariffs

TTIP Action – September 23

By Global Business & Economics Program

USTR Michael Froman and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström meet this week ahead of the next round of TTIP negotiations in October in Miami, Florida. (Foto: USTR.gov) This Week’s Trade Highlights On the European side, the European Union and Japan concluded the 12th round of talks towards a free trade agreement, while the Greeks voted for the fifth time in six years- and […]

TTIP Action – September 16

By Global Business & Economics Program

European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska speaks at the Atlantic Council on September 14 about TTIP, SMEs, and the European Commission’s economic agenda. The Commissioner was accompanied by EU Ambassador to the united States David O’Sullivan (right).The discussion was moderated by Andrea Montanino, Director of the Global Business and Economics Program of […]

Breaking Down Walls: How Will American Agricultural Producers Fare Under TPP?

By Global Business and Economics

On October 5th, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations were concluded in Atlanta. The deal faced criticism from some on a lack of transparency, but details are now beginning to emerge on the settlement. Even with TPP's lack of transparency, there were clear tension points between negotiators on topics such as biologics, dairy products, and rules of origin for the automaking industry. This week's Econographic looks specifically at one of the potential winners of the trade deal, the American agricultural sector.

Manning: Myths and Realities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Nikkei Asian Review on the details of the recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):

Burwell on the European Union and TTIP

By Frances G. Burwell

Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives Frances G. Burwell joins the CATO Institute to discuss the geopolitical and security implications of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP):

Marczak: TPP and What it Means for the Role of China in Latin America

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak writes for Excelsior on how the recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will affect China’s growing role in Latin America: Read the full article here.

Brummer on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Foreign Policy

By Chris Brummer

South China Morning Post quotes C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance Chris Brummer on why the recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership is viewed in Asia as not only an economic agreement, but also an instrument of foreign economic policy, and as such will impact China’s own trade policy development:

Completion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Fortifies Strategic Partnerships and Enables Economic Prosperity, Affirm Atlantic Council Leaders

Following today’s announcement of an agreement on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the United States and its eleven negotiating partners, Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak, who has led much of the Council’s work on TPP, […]