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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The National Trade Estimate Report, Biden-Xi Ph...
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.
26 min
77
Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Ba...
The Trade Guys discuss the CAFTA-DR's investor-state dispute, the Baltimore bridge collapse, and China's WTO complaint of U.S. electric vehicles subsidies.
33 min
78
USMCA and Shipbuilding
The Trade Guys discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism and steel tariffs, as well as the United Steel Workers petition to investigate Chinese shipbuilding.
23 min
79
Nippon Steel and Tiktok
The Trade Guys discuss the House's vote to ban Tiktok and updates from the Nippon Steel acquisition.
31 min
80
MC13 Recap
The Trade Guys recap the 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC13).
29 min
81
Data Flows, Cranes, and Cars
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the new executive order restricting the export of data flows, and the level of threat that Chinese made cars and cranes pose to the United States.
32 min
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Looking Ahead to MC13
In this week's episode of Trade Guys, we'll discuss next week's 13th WTO Ministerial Conference.
32 min
83
Trade Leadership, Protesting Farmers, and Data ...
The Trade Guys discuss trade leadership in Washington, the ongoing farmer protests in Europe, and data flows.
31 min
84
LNG Exports, the Trade Deficit, and Tin Mill Steel
The Trade Guys discuss the LNG exports, the U.S.'s latest trade data, and an update to the tin mill steel dumping case.
32 min
85
Nippon Steel, TTC, and Digital Trade
The Trade Guys discuss the Nippon Steel acquisition, the Trade and Technology Council meeting, and the Digital Markets Act impact on U.S. businesses.
34 min
86
Market Migrations: Birds, EU Economic Security,...
The Trade Guys discuss bird flu vaccines, the new EU economic security initiatives, and friendshoring.
31 min
87
China Supply Chains, U.S.-India Trade, and LNG ...
The Trade Guys discuss Chinese supply chain realignments, the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum, and LNG exports.
36 min
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Legacy Chips, Auto Exports, and the Red Sea
The Trade Guys discuss China's dominance of the global legacy chip and automotive markets, as well as the Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
33 min
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2024 Trade Outlook
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we discuss our outlook for U.S. trade in 2024.
25 min
90
Potential Solutions for the Global Trading System
The Trade Guys follow up with some ideas on how to tackle the trade challenges posed in the previous episode.
33 min
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Looming Challenges to the Global Trading System
The Trade Guys talk about some of the biggest challenges facing the global trading system as we wind down 2023.
36 min
92
COP 28, USMCA, and Whiskey Tariffs
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we’ll talk about COP 28 and Trade Day, the USMCA panel on dairy, and the role of U.S. Whiskey in tariff negotiations with the EU.
29 min
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APEC, IPEF, and the Biden-Xi Meeting
The Trade Guys discuss the state of IPEF negotiations, the APEC summit, and the Biden-Xi meeting.
26 min
94
U.S.-Africa Trade
The Trade Guys discuss Africa and AGOA with Dr. Zainab Usman, Director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
38 min
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WTO e-Commerce Policy, Graphite, and Halloween
The Trade Guys discuss the U.S.'s shift on WTO e-commerce policy, China's export controls on graphite, and how trade impacts the price of Halloween.
26 min
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Chip Export Control Update, US-EU Summit, and t...
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss the semiconductor export controls update, the US-EU summit, and the TRIPS Waiver.
31 min
97
Canada Tax and APEP
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss Canada’s proposed Digital Services Tax and APEP.
27 min
98
Barr Bill, the Anniversary of October 7th, and ...
The Trade Guys discuss Representative Barr's bill to increase sanctions on China and the one year anniversary of the October 7th semiconductor export control regulations.
27 min
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Government Shutdown, WTO Reform, and Global Tra...
The Trade Guys talk about the government shutdowns' impact on trade, WTO reform, and the overall slowdown in global trade.
28 min
100
China's EV subsidies and the renewal of the GSP
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we are discussing China's EV subsidies and the potential renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences.
27 min