Solid threat from Evan Feigenbaum on 'bipolar delusions' of a Washington Consensus vs Beijing Consensus, with links to further work.

Finally, the Administration’s frequent allusions to the “hollowing out of the American industrial base” is belied by the data, which show U.S. manufacturing value-added rising by more than 60% since the mid-1990s. /9

IMF warns on subsidies hitting trade as @WTO predicts a return to merchandise volume growth while warning of risks from subsidies, conflict and geopolitics . With Sam Fleming (FT) ft.com/content/032a0a… via @ft

Another student writing prize!

PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ authorized the United States of America, at its request, to participate in the advisory proceedings concerning the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 tinyurl.com/5bn7vtyr

I recognize both sides want to spin it as a nothing burger technocratically. But long-term tolerance for CETA's non-ratification is part of the problem, esp. as anti-trade sentiment grows.

*France* voting against *Canada* on an international treaty should not be normalized.

Even if Chinese output and exports on [all that the US deems vital to its growth] fall, Brazil, the EU, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, and other WTO members have the ability to expand their output, too ... so...

This is the clearest, most comprehensive explanation of why the best thing the US can do is to STOP launching into more tariffs, subsidies, and CVD cases and instead, convincingly, take up global subsidies at the WTO.

Hi folks, please mark your calendars with a 'Save the Date' for May 9, where LSE Law School will host a public event on European subsidies and strategic autonomy. Details to follow, but I look forward to seeing you there.

cc EU Trade 🇪🇺

While high income countries figure out how to up $$$ for R&D and high tech fabricating industries this -THIS-is a vital topic for many countries. If WB to help up consumption and enable holistic transition to renewables? Debt and financing at top ofTo Dos. Check out this event 👇🏻

UNCITRAL WG III finalizes draft statute of Advisory Center on - iareporter.com/articles/uncit…

Check it out law students!

Battle of the buzzwords. Seriously though - I've been asking people in side discussions - what could alter China Inc's growth model? Deals on soybean purchases? US photo opportunities? Political unrest from workers dissatisfied with living conditions? A barrage of WTO complaints?

📌 Niki Lacey explains the concept of “epistemic injustice”, where the voices of marginalised groups are either unheard or dismissed as less valid than those of more powerful members of society.

#lse law #lse #law #criminallaw

Continue reading:

blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2…..

This is very cool new insight into different evolutionary pathways. Also, I hope someday there is a band called “future-oriented foraging”.

Japanese PM Kishida will land in Washington tonight. He & Biden will announce that the US & Japan are planning the biggest upgrade to the alliance since the 1960 mutual defence treaty. #BigWeekForIndoPacific

Here is our #scoop from a few weeks ago. 👇

on.ft.com/49puTo9

TSMC has reached a preliminary agreement for up to $6.6b in grants & $5b in loans from the Chips Act

The biggest news: The firm will build a third fab in AZ — for 2nm or possibly even more advanced chips — bringing its total US investment to $65b bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Regarding shadow seismic shifts in a forward-looking green economy, the growing power of AIIB (China > voting power) to set standards & conditions for development lending requires closer scrutiny to understanding China's role in renewable markets.
h/t Iana Dreyer @ianadreyer.bsky.social for this news.

I’m not cool enough for Berlin.

Great insights from Gavin Bade.