Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the idea of the United States being the custodian of the international rules-based order has been cast aside, lending new urgency to long-simmering questions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/28/world/filling-americas-shoes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #china #donaldtrump #climatechange #taiwan #uschinarelations #wto
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#Katyal argues that “the president is seeking the power to set aside all of our trade treaties unilaterally under the word ‘regulate.’ I just don’t think it can bear that weight.”
A NYT analysis today shows just how fundamentally #Trump has already altered the trading system from the one based on #US agreements at the #WTO & #trade agreements approved by #Congress.
#Katyal argues that “the president is seeking the power to set aside all of our trade treaties unilaterally under the word ‘regulate.’ I just don’t think it can bear that weight.”
A NYT analysis today shows just how fundamentally #Trump has already altered the trading system from the one based on #US agreements at the #WTO & #trade agreements approved by #Congress.
Japan’s finance minister pushed back against a U.S. call to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine by imposing higher tariffs on China and India for importing Russian oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/japan-pushes-back-tariff-hikes-over-russian-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #russiaukrainewar #russia #trade #oil #wto #tariffs
Japan will appoint a permanent WTO representative for the first time at its permanent mission to international organizations in Geneva. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/15/japan-first-wto-permanent-representative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wto #foreignministry #us #tariffs #trade