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| GMF releases book on the future of EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements |
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In a launch event in Brussels on November 19, GMF released an electronic book publication on the future of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), titled Updating Economic Partnership Agreements to Today’s Global Challenges. The book, edited by Emily Jones (University of Oxford), and Darlan F. Marti (UNCTAD), features a compilation of essays authored by various high ranking government officials and senior experts on EPA negotiations. In their essays, authors take stock of negotiations of EPAs between the European Union and a large number of African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states, and make recommendations for the improvement of the agreements.
Listen to the launch event presentations here.
 
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| GMF discussion on the Hill delves into both sides of the biofuels debate |
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On Friday, September 25, GMF hosted a debate on biofuels and indirect land use change (ILUC) between Tim Searchinger, transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund and Bruce Dale, professor at Michigan State University. The debate was moderated by Juliet Eilperin of the Washington Post.
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| G20 Backslide? GTA second report reveals more than 100 blatantly discriminatory measures |
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In the run up to the G20 Summitt in Pittsburgh, the Global Trade Alert (GTA) released its second report on global protectionism. According to the report G20 members have passed more than 100 'blatantly discriminatory measures.' In a podcast, GMF Fellow Jennifer Hillman interviews Simon Evenett of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) on the latest GTA findings in advance of the summit.
GMF Fellow Jennifer Hillman interviews Simon Evenett on the latest Global Trade Alert findings.
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| Copenhagen Climate Negotiations: Can Development Help Build a Consensus? |
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On September 8, the Climate and Economic Policy teams in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden hosted an event entitled "Copenhagen Climate Negotiations: Can Development Build a Consensus?" The objective of the event was to bring the climate and development policy communities together to discuss how to better link development and climate agendas and use these connections to reach a global climate deal. Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafström provided welcoming remarks.
World Bank Vice President moderates panel on relationship between climate and development policy communities
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| GMF launches protectionism-monitoring initiative Global Trade Alert in Brussels |
On September 3-4, GMF, together with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), launched the Global Trade Alert (GTA) initiative in Brussels with a series of events with Professor Simon Evenett, co-director of CEPR's International Trade Program and coordinator of GTA.
Presentation by Simon Evenett (CEPR) and comments from Peter Balas (European Commission), and Adrian van den Hoven (Business Europe) at GTA launch event in Brussels
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| GMF launches protectionism-monitoring initiative Global Trade Alert in China |
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On August 11-12, GMF, together with the Chinese Academy for Social Sciences (CASS) launched the Global Trade Alert (GTA) in Beijing, China. The trade watch initiative by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) was presented by Simon Evenett, Co-Director of the CEPR Program in International Trade and Regional Economics, to a select group of senior Chinese policymakers and trade experts.
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| Discussion analyzes WTO disciplines for subsidies during the economic crisis |
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On Monday, July 27 GMF hosted an event with James Bacchus and Gary Hufbauer to discuss transatlantic collaboration on stronger WTO disciplines for subsidies in a period of bailouts and stimulus packages. The discussion took place in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill and was moderated by Bruce Stokes, a senior transatlantic fellow with GMF and an international economics columnist for the National Journal.
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| Former ITC Commissioner discusses upcoming trade policy decisions facing President Obama |
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Prior to the upcoming G-20+ summit in Pittsburgh, President Obama will be making an important decision on whether or not to impose tariffs on the Chinese exports of tires into the U.S. market. In the following podcast, Jennifer Hillman, senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund and a former commissioner at the ITC, discusses the ITC process and the nature of the decision facing the President.
Former ITC Commissioner discusses upcoming trade policy decisions facing President Obama
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| Strengthening Transatlantic Policy Coherence in Fragile States: Afghanistan as a Laboratory for Solutions |
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Afghanistan currently represents one of the main challenges of transatlantic cooperation in support of peace, security, and economic growth in fragile states. On April 29-30, 2009, GMF and AFD convened a closed-door, solutions-focused seminar in Paris on ways to better address the twin challenges of human security and development in hostile and post-conflict environments, based on an in-depth analysis of the policy choices made in Afghanistan. Based on the key findings of the seminar, this brief identifies ten concrete ways to improve the efficiency of international involvement in Afghanistan.
Senior Program Officer Jonathan White discusses the upcoming
elections in Afghanistan
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| Capitol Hill workshop tackles cap-and-trade |
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On July 17, GMF hosted an all-morning workshop on Capitol Hill entitled “Cap-and-Trade,Competitiveness, and International Trade: The Implications of the Latest Data and Legislative Developments.” The workshop focused on the costs and benefits of a range of policy options that could be included in a U.S. emissions trading system to address concerns about potential negative impacts on the competitiveness of energy-intensive, trade-exposed U.S. industries.
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| Protectionism-monitoring Global Trade Alert launches in Washington |
On June 22, GMF hosted the launch event for the Global Trade Alert (GTA), which draws upon the expertise of independent research institutes in seven regions worldwide. The GTA provides extensive information on state measures that are likely to affect the flow of international commerce.
Sean Mulvaney interviews Simon Evenett and Jim Kolbe about the GTA
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| Global Trade Alert launches a worldwide instrument to monitor and analyze protectionism |
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The Centre for Economic Policy Research, in cooperation with GMF, launched the Global Trade Alert (GTA) (Download Video) project in London on June 8th, 2009. In addition to providing information on state measures in real time on its easy-to-use www.globaltradealert.org), GTA will allow policymakers, government officials, exporters, the media, and analysts to search the posted government measures by implementing country, trading partners harmed, and sector. In this regard, Global Trade Alert will complement and go beyond the WTO and World Bank's monitoring initiatives by identifying those trading partners likely to be harmed by state measures.
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| Transatlantic Taskforce releases report on development |
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The Transatlantic Taskforce on Development, a group comprising 24 North American and European leaders in development, urges renewed leadership and partnerships in global development to political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and gives specific recommendations in its report
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| GMF Joint Blog Discusses WTO and Doha In-Depth |
 The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the International Food & Agriculture Trade Policy Council (IPC) have combined efforts for a joint blogging initiative. This blog collaboration aims to provide insight on concluding the Doha Round and pursuing trade liberalization in the future. Check the GMF blog for future in-depth updates.
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| February 9: Climate Issues; Agricultural Economy; Biofuels; and Trade |
Climate Issues
Jeanne Cummings reported yesterday at Politico that, “Defying conventional wisdom that a hardened partisan divide and looming midterm elections will prevent the type of compromises necessary for big reforms, business leaders and environmentalists are redoubling their efforts to advance an energy and climate bill in the Senate.
“It’s a seemingly improbable goal, but upending that [...]
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| February 8: Budget Issues; Ag Economy; Climate Change; and Trade |
Budget Issues: Hunger Report, Conservation
Lisa Lerer and Manu Raju reported on Friday at Politico that, “Democrats are racing to hash out the details of a jobs bill by a self-imposed Monday deadline — and working overtime to gain the Republican votes they’ll need to pass it.
“Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Max Baucus spent Thursday in [...]
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| February 5: Congressional Agenda; Trade; Climate Issues; Biofuels; NAIS; and Ag Economy |
Congressional Agenda
Lori Montgomery reported in today’s Washington Post that, “Congress agreed Thursday to revive the pay-as-you-go budget rules that helped wipe out massive deficits and balance the budget during the Clinton administration, although the new version includes a long list of exceptions that would permit Democrats to add at least $1.5 trillion to the nation’s [...]
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| More Keith Good's FarmPolicy.com |
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The Farm Bill and Beyond
Dan Morgan
This paper examines these tensions in the context of the 2008 farm bill, with a view to setting the stage for the next phase of the debate in the United States and Europe over climate, energy, farm subsidies, food safety, trade, and agricultural aid to farmers in developing countries.
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The Economic Crisis and the Mediterranean: Mixed Effects, Longer-Term Questions
Mediterranean Policy Program—Series on the Region and the Economic Crisis
Franco Zallio
This brief, the first in a series on the Mediterranean and the economic crisis, explores the impact of the global pressures on key countries in North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, including Israel and Turkey. |
Long-term challenges facing European Agriculture: The need for new public and private policies
by Pierre Boulanger and Patrick Messerlin
This policy brief argues that European Agriculture will face significant challenges over the coming decades. Issues like the effects of climate change, the management of natural resources, and the constant battle to keep our food safe are altering the debate significantly. A broad vision will be needed to incorporate these different challenges into the Common Agricultural Policy and match them up with the most appropriate policies.
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The Effect of EU Climate Legislation on Business Competitiveness
Mark Kenber, Oliver Haugen, and Madeleine Cobb of
The °Climate Group
One prominent issue in the U.S. debate on climate policy is the potential impact that a cap-and-trade system might have on the economic competitiveness of energy-intensive and trade-exposed industries. The experience of Europe may provide some evidence about the potential impacts on competitiveness. This paper offers a snapshot of how several of these companies have fared under the EU Emissions Trading System. |
Insight: The perils of de-globalisation
Joseph Quinlan
Financial Times
Protectionism has become a growth industry, with numerous nations – including the United States – opting for various direct and indirect barriers to trade since the global financial meltdown of September 2008. Of the G-20 nations, 17 countries have implemented some type of trade protectionism since pledging not to in November 2008. For investors, a dangerous new world of de-globalization may loom on the horizon. |
New Era, New Foreign Policies
Bruce Stokes
National Journal
Future American trade policy will more likely reflect the lessons of today’s Great Recession. Washington’s need for a more sustainable international balance sheet will dictate a greater emphasis on reciprocity. The new realeconomik will have no less of an impact on America’s relations with the world than did the earlier policy of liberalization. |
Prodding the Liberal Agenda With a Pitchfork
Dan Morgan
The Washington Post
Climate change legislation was moving along in the House in June when it ran into a tractorcade. Dozens of farm-state lawmakers, led by the blunt-talking Minnesotan who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, blocked the way. It was a striking demonstration of agricultural interests stamping their imprint on key parts of the Democratic program. That may come as a surprise to those who thought the "farm bloc" disappeared sometime around the end of the Eisenhower administration. |
The Hit Parade: The Concentration of Tariff Water in Manufactured Products and the Risks to Global Trade
Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences Po
In a GMF-supported paper, the authors cite that several decades of negotiations and unilateral trade reforms have led to large reductions in applied tariffs on industrial goods. During the same period, rounds of negotiations under GATT and at the WTO have induced their members to make commitments in the form of bound tariff rates. As a result, today many applied tariffs are much lower than the bound rates—a difference that is referred to as tariff water, or sometimes also binding overhang. |
The Impact of U.S. and U.K. Legislatures on Aid Delivery
Jonathan White
Jonathan White, GMF; Simon Burall, Overseas Development Institute; and Andrew Blick, Democratic Audit
GMF Economic Paper Series
The unfolding of the current financial crisis will have a number of effects within the global economy. For those interested in development, one
of the biggest fears will be that it places increased pressure on donor country finances leading to a reduction in aid budgets at a time when many poor and fragile states may face geopolitical instability
along with rising poverty. This study explores the extent to which the
relationships between legislatures and executives impact donor effectiveness and progress toward the Paris Declaration’s targets. |
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