The Trade Guys

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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Mapping the Impacts of Tariffs with Stephen Lamar
29 min
27
Letters from the Trade War: Polling, Chinese Ex...
30 min
28
Emergency Trade Guys: Tariff Whiplash and Chine...
37 min
29
Liberation Day Fallout and What Comes Next
30 min
30
Techno-Nationalism with Alex Capri
35 min
31
Emergency Trade Guys: Reciprocal Tariff Reactions
24 min
32
Auto Tariffs and U.S.-India Trade Relations
26 min
33
For Every Move, A Countermove: An EU Trade War ...
25 min
34
Scholl Chair Phil Luck and the Trade Guys Provi...
The Trade Guys are joined by the new Scholl Chair in International Business, Dr. Philip Luck, to provide an update on tariffs on Canada and Mexico and to discuss the Mar-a-lago Accords.
21 min
35
What is up with the Tariff Man: A Pause for Tar...
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we discuss the updates to tariffs on Canada and Mexico, bills in Congress aiming to limit presidential authority, and the trade deficit.
28 min
36
Chinese Shipbuilding and a Trump Tariff Roundup
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we discuss USTR's Section 301 investigation of China's shipbuilding sector, several recent executive orders, and directives related to tariffs and investment.
20 min
37
The European Regulation Landscape and the EU-U....
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we talk through the crossroads that Europe has reached vis-à-vis its regulatory approaches and relationship with the United States.
26 min
38
Trump's Trade Policy in Context: A Conversation...
Bill and Scott are joined by special guest Doug Irwin, the John French Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College and a leading trade policy expert.
33 min
39
The Tariff Man Strikes Again
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we will talk about the announced but ultimately delayed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, along with the tariffs on China.
28 min
40
The Colombia Kerfuffle, Trade Remedies, and EU ...
25 min
41
Trump's First Days and a U.S. FDI Boom
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we run through the early trade actions of the new administration and what may come next. We also unpack the record-high U.S. share of global foreign direct investment (FDI).
27 min
42
A Biden Trade Retrospective, Indonesia Joins BR...
This week, we step back and assess the Biden administration's record on trade policy, including a preview of what may change under Trump. We also discuss Indonesia's ascension to full membership in BRICS and the latest export controls on AI GPUs.
33 min
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China's Shots Across the Bow, Nippon Steel Woes...
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we look at recent Chinese export controls on critical minerals and entity listings of U.S. companies, President Biden's blocking of the Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel, and the recent controversy surrounding H1-B visas.
31 min
44
The Fate of the WTO, Useful Data on China Sanct...
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we discuss what the incoming U.S. administration will mean for the future of the World Trade Organization, a new study from the Peterson Institute, and the relaxation of export controls on space-related technologies.
31 min
45
More Nominees, New Export Controls, and the Fut...
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we look at Trump's economic cabinet nominees, new export controls from BIS, China's response to the controls, and how Trump's threats of tariffs on Canada and Mexico will play out.
26 min
46
Trump's Cabinet, Vietnam in the Crosshairs, and...
The Trade Guys comment on the current and potential nominees for trade-relevant cabinet positions, why Vietnam will be a target for trade actions under Trump, and how China might respond to anticipated tariff hikes.
22 min
47
The Return of Tariff Man
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we give our first reactions to the reelection of Donald Trump and speculate about what trade and economic policy will look like in the next administration.
27 min
48
BRICS De-Dollarization Efforts, the G20, and a ...
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we talk about the BRICS Summit and efforts to move away from dollar dominance, the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers' Meeting, and a new study from the Peterson Institute's Robert Lawrence that assesses recent U.S. efforts to re-shore manufacturing jobs.
27 min
49
Live at the National Small Business Exporter Su...
This week, the Trade Guys recorded their show live at the National Small Business Exporter Summit hosted by NASBITE International. They talk U.S. elections and the services economy, then field questions from the audience.
36 min
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USMCA Renewal, Nobel Prize in Economics, and th...
On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we preview the upcoming 2026 renewal of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), dig into the Nobel-winning work on the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity, and discuss the return of pandas from China to the National Zoo.
30 min