

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 a weekly podcast from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C.
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Sep 9, 2022 • 27min
Tariffs Get Sticky for a Reason
This week, the Trade Guys talking about UFLPA, IPEF, and Section 301 tariffs.

Aug 25, 2022 • 22min
Trade Policy: Tomorrowland or Fantasyland?
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, they discuss bilateral trade relations with Taiwan, technology transfers to China, and what Ambassador Tai’s recent remarks in Iowa say about U.S. trade policy.

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Aug 18, 2022 • 31min
One of These Things is NOT Like the Other
This week, Scott and Bill talk about export controls and technology transfers to China. Then, they tee up what to anticipate in terms of trade policy in the fall in Washington.

Aug 11, 2022 • 35min
Rain or Shine – Commenting Away
This week, the Trade Guys discuss Africa trade, WTO reform, and electric vehicles.

Aug 4, 2022 • 25min
You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!
This week, Bill and Scott talk about Nicaragua and CAFTA-DR, the EV tax credit, the Inflation Reduction Act, Chinese economic coercion, and trade with Taiwan.

Jul 28, 2022 • 28min
When Are You Going to Like What I’m Doing? Maybe Never.
This week, Scott and Bill talk about the Nicaraguan sugar TRQ decision, the lapse in the rule for trade adjustment assistance, and Senator Whitehouse’s new proposal for CBAM.

Jul 21, 2022 • 35min
Sleeper Issue on US-China Trade
This week, the Trade Guys have a special episode devoted to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which has now taken effect in the United States.

Jul 14, 2022 • 25min
Trade Guys Never Rest (There’s Always a Trade Crisis Somewhere)
In this episode of the Trade Guys, they discuss inflation as it relates to trade, nearshoring, and the Great Mexican Beer Crisis.

Jun 30, 2022 • 25min
It’s a Big Climate Club, and You Ain’t in It
This week, the Trade Guys talk about the G7, the Bipartisan Innovation Act, and UK steel tariffs.

Jun 24, 2022 • 22min
A Shot in the Arm
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we talk about how the glass is half full in Geneva, the Chinese response to evolving US trade policy, and what’s happening in global energy markets.


