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Trade Wars and Trump: Why the U.S. Might Rejoin the TPP

Post author By Claire Huitt
Post date April 16, 2018
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Thursday morning, President Donald Trump announced that he had directed his economic adviser Larry Kudlow and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). To remind readers, the TPP was the subject of bipartisan scrutiny during the 2016 election cycle – every major candidate denounced the deal. President Trump withdrew […]

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The TPP Precedent and the RCEP Reality: Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific, Part 1

Post author By Claire Huitt
Post date February 13, 2018
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In direct affirmation of his campaign promise, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) just days into his first term. This set an unmistakable precedent not only for the “America First” administration, but also for the future of greater Asia-Pacific-U.S. relations. U.S. disengagement has drastically altered the course of economic integration […]

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