Tag Archives: TPP

How Can We Revitalize America’s Global Competitiveness?

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Kati Suominen

Today I had the honor to speak on a panel “Power Play: How Can We Revitalize America’s Global Competitiveness?” at the Pacific Council’s members’ weekend. It was a terrific debate – below are my opening remarks and some conclusions: U.S. … Continue reading →

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Will Globalization Be Obama’s Greatest Foreign Policy Legacy?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Kati Suominen

This article appeared in Zocalo on 29 December 2014: http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/12/29/will-globalization-be-obamas-greatest-foreign-policy-legacy/ideas/nexus A President Who Came Into Office a Free Trade Skeptic Is Now on the Brink of Brokering Two Big Deals Battered by crises and maligned by critics, globalization is regaining momentum. … Continue reading →

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Coming Apart: WTO fiasco highlights urgency for the U.S. to lead the global trading system

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kati Suominen

India’s torpedoing last week the WTO’s trade facilitation agreement, struck at the last minute between the United States and India in the December 2013 WTO Ministerial in Bali, is a death blow to the world body and adds to growing … Continue reading →

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Out of the Way, Congress

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Kati Suominen

From Foreign Policy, 14 January 2014 5 reasons U.S. lawmakers need to get on board with mega-regional free trade deals. Last week, U.S. lawmakers took a critical step toward inking mega-regional free trade deals with Europe and 11 Asia-Pacific countries … Continue reading →

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Forget about the Flat World: Globalization is Now 3D

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Kati Suominen

From Ideas Lab, 4 October 2013 http://www.ideaslaboratory.com/2013/10/04/kati-suominen-forget-about-the-flat-world-globalization-is-now-3d/ As Congress starts to consider the trade promotion authority (TPA) needed for approving new trade deals, America’s trade policy is at a turning point. The United States is striking historic “mega-regional” agreements with … Continue reading →

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Why TAFTA is Even Better than NAFTA

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Kati Suominen

From Foreign Policy, 13 February 2013 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/02/13/the_case_for_tafta_us_europe_free_trade Why Obama’s call for a free trade agreement between the United States and Europe could be a game-changer. As U.S. President Barack Obama opens his second term, America’s trade policy is showing signs … Continue reading →

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The Surprise End Game in Global Trade

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Kati Suominen

With President Obama looking on, China orchestrated the launch of negotiations for a tripartite free trade deal with Korea and Japan during last week’s East Asia Summit. But as much as China is assumed to be the new powerbroker in … Continue reading →

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