In this first working week of 2025, the Hinrich Foundation analysed what may be in store this new year for global trade, data governance in the Asia-Pacific and Washington’s Asia economic strategy.
Author: Maia Wilson
THINK TANK: ‘New-risking’ US critical minerals, Trump and WTO
This week in the think tank landscape: the Peterson Institute for International Economics examines challenges surrounding the United States’ critical mineral supply chains and William Reinsch from the Center for Strategic and International Studies delves into how Donald Trump might approach the World Trade Organization.
THINK TANK: Trump tariffs, Morocco, EU CSDDD
This week in the think tank world: Bruegel makes recommendations for the European Union on how to deal with incoming Donald Trump and Chatham House examines China’s use of Morocco to navigate EU protectionist trade policies. Also, William Reinsch from the Center for Strategic and International Studies critiques the EU’s …
THINK TANK: China, Trump, CBAM
This week think tanks focus on the systemic change brought by the US-China rivalry. Policy issues discussed include how WTO members can save the system from Trump and developing a Latin American strategy. CER for its part homed in on EU’s CBAM effect on lower-income countries.
THINK TANK: CPTPP, digital trade, Trump
This week, think tanks cover a range of topics from Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership membership expansion to preserving the United States’ liberal digital trade rules and Trump.
Four countries sign environmental trade agreement ACCTS
Costa Rica, Iceland, New Zealand and Switzerland concluded an agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability that breaks new ground in the area of services and which bans fossil fuel subsidies. This is a first-in-kind legally binding international trade agreement with a primary focus on pursuing environmental policy objectives. The …
THINK TANK: WTO e-commerce, CRM, trade-related agreements
This week’s focus among international trade policy think tanks: the World Trade Organization’s plurilateral e-commerce agreement, European Union sourcing critical raw materials and “trade-related agreements”.
THINK TANK: EU-China, US GSP, ASEAN critical minerals
This week’s think tank focus is on the EU and its approach to China. Also this week: The Center for Strategic and International Studies makes the case for a renewal of the expired United States Generalised Scheme of Preferences and the Hinrich Foundation suggests that the Association of Southeast Asian …
THINK TANK: EU-US, rejoining TPP, Trump tariffs
This week think tanks are focused on how the European Union should prepare for the trade policies of the next United States administration, the benefits of the US rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a strategy to counter China and US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposed 10-60% tariffs.
THINK TANK: EU-US digital trade and Trump tariffs
Presidential elections are fast approaching in the United States. While Sweden’s National Board of Trade calls for a digital deal between the EU and the US that also includes security – regardless of who sits in the Oval Office – Washington – based think tanks expound on candidate Donald Trump’s sweeping …
