SEMINAR
ON U.S. & GLOBAL TRADE POLITICS
Stuart
S. Malawer J.D., Ph.D.
E-Mail -- StuartMalawer@msn.com
This website is http://www.US-Global-Trade.com
"American voters certainly deserve a more serious discussion about trade." "Some Truth about Trade." New York Times (Lead Editorial -- April 6, 2008).
"The country would be far better served by a serious, dare we say, fact-based, discussion of what is causing the dislocations ... and how much trade is to blame ...." "Is Trade the Problem?" New York Times (Editorial -- April 27, 2008).
"What accounts for governments bigger role? [9/11] refocused the world on security concerns that can be addressed only by national governments." "Nationalism & Globalization." Wall Street Journal (4.28.08).
"[T]he new president must lead the world to a more representative global economic policy architecture to reflect the ongoing shifts in financial wealth, commodity power and trade flows. This must give the Brics and other dynamic emerging economies a greater say in shaping the rules of the system ...." "A New World." Financial Times (June 27, 2008).
"The global economy had clearly decoupled from the US ... reverse coupling, in which the rest of the world pulls the US forward rather then the opposite." "Trade has saved America from Recession." Financial Times (July 1, 2008).
"Misgivings (about globalization and trade) have dominated political debate especially when elections are imminent." "Trade in a Globalizing World." (WTO 2008).
"Today's global economy baffles experts .... Countries are growing economically more interdependent and politically more nationalistic." "A Baffling Global Economy." Washington Post (July 16, 2008).
""We are in the middle of an explosion of the world's middle class .... [T]hese powerful shifts in global wealth are good not only for the developing world, but for them (the developed world) too." "Boom Time for the Global Bourgeoisie." Financial Times (July 16, 2008).
"The system is being rethought, as well, in China and India ... [The Doha collapse] was about a fundamental shift in power." "Beyond the Trade Pact Collapse." New York Times (August 3, 2008).
"Russia has one foot into the international community . . . and one
foot that is not," ..... Membership in institutions such as the World Trade Organization and
the Group of Eight major industrialized nations "is what is at stake when
Russia engages in behavior [Georgia] that looks like it came from another
time." "U.S.
Sees Russian Fear of Global Reproof." Washington Post (August 13, 2008).
"When trade flares up as a political issue ... one aspect of the debate is almost always neglected .... We can make trade an effective weapon against terrorism." "Free Trade can fight Terror.' Wall Street Journal (August 15, 2008)
"On the back of economic anxiety in the country, many in both political parties see freer trade now as costly .... Only an agenda for institutional change, one that addresses the true causes of the anxiety in the US today has a chance .... The agenda for institutional change has to address this fragility of jobs, enabling unskilled and skilled workers to face the new uncertainties. " "The Selfish Hegemon must offer a New Deal on Trade." Financial Times (August 20, 2008).
“US
international economic policy is receiving less attention in this presidential
election year than usual. The limited attention it has received has focused on
concerns about specific trade agreements, not broader questions of international
strategy. That is unfortunate …. While companies may compete, the premise has
been that nations co-operate to build a stronger economy in the interests of all
….. It is no longer clear that this premise remains valid.”
Summers, “The
Global Consensus is Unraveling.”
Financial Times (August 25, 2008).
"But the difference in
tendency is clear.
Is the US girding its loins for another great crusade against evil? Or
is it prepared to sit down with the rest of the world and talk. The right
approach for today’s complex world is not that of those who see agreement
and appeasement as synonyms. The choice seems clear. It will shape our era.
"[T]here
is no sustainable political/military power without economic power, and talking
about one without the other is nonsense. Unless we make America the country most
able to innovate, compete and win in the age of globalization, our leverage in
the world will continue to slowly erode. Those are the issues this election
needs to be about, because that is what the next four years need to be
about." "Making
America Stupid." New
York Times (September 14, 2008).
"All of the president's events will stress the importance of effective multilateral action in promoting freedom and democratic governance, addressing terrorism, and reducing barriers to international trade and investment." "Bush Foreign-Policy Image." Wall Street Journal (9.13.08).
"The candidates deserve credit for recognizing the challenges posed by trade and foreign investment. But their tone obscures a major success story: the dramatic improvement in our balance of international trade .... International trade has saved the day .... All major sectors, from agriculture to consumer goods to services, as well as our bellwether capital equipment, have shared in the export boom .... Globalization is paying off for the United States just when we need it." "Trade Saves The Day." Washington Post (Sept. 17, 2008).
"A
decade ago, mid-cap companies were mostly national or regional ones. But
globalisation has turned many into world-traders." "Maritime
Technology - Trade Revolution." Financial Times
(9.17.08).-
"[There
is] a growing tension between global integration and a shortage of credible
international governance. Governments have been left with responsibility without
power
.... Interdependence is no longer an abstract noun. Governments need to find
ways to reclaim some of the sovereignty lost to globalisation. That means more
global governance: credible international rules." "Global
Capitalism & Global Rules." Financial Times (9.19.09)
"Certainly, if the talk of a "unipolar moment" after the collapse of the Soviet empire was hubris, then the credit crunch has been a very American nemesis .... Neoconservatives argued that the rest of the world should hurry up and embrace the American political way or prepare to be bombed into the democratic age. But equally smug were the neoliberal economists, who argued that the rest of the world should hurry up and embrace the so-called Washington consensus of expanding trade, attacking inflation and encouraging foreign investment, or prepare to be sold short .... What are the geopolitical implications of all this? "Rough Week." Washington Post (9.21.08).
"[W]hat we all call globalization today – is a multi-layered and complex phenomenon involving intensive political, social and economic interaction nationally and internationally .... [W]hat may be done in the framework of international cooperation, including through the WTO, to mitigate the negative side-effects from positive change, and to what extent governments have a responsibility to manage change domestically .... Policy-makers must address these issues if they want to allay public fears about trade and to allow nations to benefit from the considerable gains that can result from trade." 2008 World Trade Report -- Trade in a Globalizing World (2008).
"Seizing on the U.S.'s widening financial crisis, leaders from developing and industrialized nations called here for a response that reshapes the architecture governing global finance and trade .... Attacks on American-style capitalism .... illustrated how the U.S.'s financial woes are emboldening a range of nations to question the American economic model that has largely dominated the debate on development since the end of World War II." "Leaders Seek Global Response." Wall Street Journal (9.24.08).
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This seminar examines a broad range of global trade issues from the perspective of U.S. politics and national interests. In particular, the seminar assesses global trade in terms of domestic interest groups, corporate strategies and U.S. foreign policy implications. This assessment includes both foreign and global dimensions. This course utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to understand the legal, political, business, economic and national security aspects of global trade.
Washington Post (April 12, 2008)
New York Times (June 11, 2008).
Korean Protests against U.S. beef imports & FTA (June 2008).
COURSE INFORMATION
Recent Articles, Reports & Books of Particular Interest
- "Hard Bargaining -- Bilateral Trade Pacts & Domestic Objections." Financial Times (6.17.08).
- * Review of Bush Trade Policies & Future Issues 1- 26 (USTR Trade Policy Agenda) (2008).
- "Russia's Accession to the WTO." (CRS 2006).
- * "Policy Implications of Global Integration," World Trade Report 2008 -- Trade in a Globalizing World 147 - 162 (2008).
- WTO & Global Governance (Lamy 2006).
- "Trade Policy Review of the U.S." (WTO 2006). (Excerpt -- Summary)
- * Multilateral Trading System, Six Decades Post-War, Trade History -- "Executive Summary / Present & Future Challenges," World Trade Report -- 60 Year Review iii-vi, xix-xxxix, 33-36, 361- 362 (WTO 2007).
- "Free-Trade Paradox ." (Foreign Policy 2007).
- Destler, "Conclusion -- Making America Fit for Globalization." American Trade Politics (4th ed. 2005).
- "Global Trade & Foreign Economic Policies." (Dept. of State 2008/ 2001).
- "Democrats' Foreign Policy Game." (July 2008).
- "U.S. Plans to File Case Against China at WTO over Export Restrictions." Financial Times (9.4.08).
- "China and the Collapse of Doha." (ForeignAffairs.org 8.25.08).
Some Interesting Links
- Democratic Leadership Council -- Trade & Global Markets.
- Candidates on Trade (Council on Foreign Relations 2008).
- Republicans on Free Trade (website).
- Foreign Policy (journal).
- National Intelligence Council, Global Future 2020 Project (2004).
E-Mail -- StuartMalawer@msn.com
