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.
Episodes
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May 13, 2024 • 24min
USTR's Information Gathering Operation and President Xi Jinping's Visit to Europe
This week, the Trade Guys discuss USTR's information gathering operation and President Xi Jinping's trip to Europe.
May 6, 2024 • 40min
UFLPA Data, APEP Expansion, and Melamine Probe
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss Xinjiang’s rising exports despite U.S. sanctions, a potential APEP expansion, and an anti-dumping and countervailing duties probe on melamine imports.
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Apr 29, 2024 • 31min
Critical Minerals, CBAM, and AGOA
This podcast discusses critical mineral agreements, the administration's climate task force considering CBAM, and the proposed AGOA. They explore challenges in mineral sourcing, carbon border adjustments, and reevaluating AGOA outcomes. Additionally, they touch on strategies for African economic integration and a curious discussion on NFL Draft night and Falconers in Detroit.
Apr 22, 2024 • 34min
Steel Tariffs, Ways and Means Trade Bills, and Ambassador Tai’s Hill Hearings
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss Biden’s proposed tariffs on Chinese steel imports, the House Ways and Means Committee trade bills, and the Katherine Tai hearings on Capitol Hill.
Apr 15, 2024 • 38min
Unpacking the Villars Framework
This week on the Trade Guys, we discuss the Villars Framework and sustainable trade with our guest, Dan Esty.
Apr 8, 2024 • 27min
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 1, 2024 • 34min
Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Baltimore Bridge Collapse, and China’s WTO Complaint
This podcast discusses the removal of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism, the trade impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse, and China's WTO complaint about U.S. electric vehicle subsidies. It delves into challenges of arbitration mechanisms, economic repercussions of the bridge collapse, and trade disputes in the electric vehicle industry.
Mar 25, 2024 • 24min
USMCA and Shipbuilding
Trade Guys discuss USMCA's Rapid Response Mechanism, steel tariffs, United Steel Workers petition on Chinese shipbuilding. Analyses include USMCA's impact on Mexican workers, surge in steel imports, complexities of rapid response mechanism, revitalization of US shipbuilding industry, and implications of Jones Act on trade and national security.
Mar 18, 2024 • 32min
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 11, 2024 • 30min
MC13 Recap
On this episode of The Trade Guys, we recap the 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC13).
