The Trade Guys
The Trade Guys
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Trade experts Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch break down the buzz around trade, how it affects policy, and how it impacts your day-to-day. The Trade Guys is hosted every week by H. Andrew Schwartz at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. Email your questions to TradeGuys@csis.org.
The National Trade Estimate Report, Biden-Xi Phone Call, and Falling Chinese FDI
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, President Biden and President Xi's meeting, and falling Chinese foreign direct investment.
Apr 8
26 min
Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Baltimore Bridge Collapse, and China’s WTO Complaint
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss House lawmakers’ call for the removal of CAFTA-DR’s investor-state dispute settlement mechanism, the trade consequences of the Baltimore bridge collapse, and China’s WTO complaint concerning U.S. electric vehicle subsidies.
Apr 1
33 min
USMCA and Shipbuilding
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism and steel tariffs, as well as the United Steel Workers petition to investigate Chinese shipbuilding.
Mar 25
23 min
Nippon Steel and Tiktok
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the House's vote to ban Tiktok and updates from the Nippon Steel acquisition.
Mar 18
31 min
MC13 Recap
On this episode of The Trade Guys, we recap the 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC13).
Mar 11
29 min
Data Flows, Cranes, and Cars
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the new executive order restricting the export of data flows, and the level of threat that Chinese made cars and cranes pose to the United States.
Mar 1
32 min
Looking Ahead to MC13
In this week's episode of Trade Guys, we'll discuss next week's 13th WTO Ministerial Conference.
Feb 23
32 min
Trade Leadership, Protesting Farmers, and Data Flows
On this episode of the trade guy, we discuss trade leadership in Washington, the ongoing farmer protests in Europe, and data flows.
Feb 16
31 min
LNG Exports, the Trade Deficit, and Tin Mill Steel
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the LNG exports, the U.S.'s latest trade data, and an update to the tin mill steel dumping case.
Feb 9
32 min
Nippon Steel, TTC, and Digital Trade
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the pending Nippon Steel acquisition of United States Steel Corp, the outcomes of the recent Trade and Technology Council meeting, and how the Digital Markets Act is impacting U.S. businesses.
Feb 2
34 min
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