William Alan Reinsch

William Reinsch is senior adviser and Scholl Chair emeritus with the Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, he was a senior advisor at the law firm of Kelley, Drye & Warren and served for 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council, which represents multinational companies on international trade and tax policy issues. From 2001 to 2016, he concurrently served as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, teaching a course in trade policy and politics. Reinsch also served as the under secretary of commerce for export administration during the Clinton administration. Prior to that, he spent 20 years on Capitol Hill, most of them as senior legislative assistant to the late senator John Heinz (R-PA) and subsequently to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV). He holds a BA and an MA in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies respectively.
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William Alan Reinsch's Reports

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Silicon Island: Assessing Taiwan’s Importance to U.S. Economic Growth and Security
Brief by William Alan Reinsch and Jack Whitney — January 10, 2025

Revenue Implications of Tax Cut and Jobs Act Provisions in 2025
Report by Sanam Rasool, William Alan Reinsch, and Thibault Denamiel — December 19, 2024

Immigration Policy Solutions to Shortages in Critical Sectors of the U.S. Economy
Brief by Thibault Denamiel, William Alan Reinsch, Jason Schenker, and Dhari Al-Saleh — November 25, 2024

The Double-Edged Sword of Semiconductor Export Controls: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
Report by William Alan Reinsch, Jack Whitney, and Matthew Schleich — November 19, 2024
William Alan Reinsch’s Commentary

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Eighty-Twenty Split
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — May 12, 2025

Here a Deal, There a Deal, Everywhere a Deal?
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — May 5, 2025

Can Trump’s Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Make America Great Again?
Commentary by Warren Maruyama, Meghan Anand, and William Alan Reinsch — April 30, 2025

Shooting the Center
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — April 28, 2025

Services Trade
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — April 21, 2025
In the News 8 of 404 results
The US-China trade meeting’s low bar: Progress
William Alan Reinsch cited in POLITICO — May 10, 2025
Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies to save 'dying' Hollywood
William Alan Reinsch cited in Reuters — May 4, 2025
5 ways Trump has changed the economy in his first 100 days
William Alan Reinsch cited in The Hill — April 30, 2025
Trump to ease tariffs on imported auto parts through executive order
William Alan Reinsch cited in The Washington Post — April 29, 2025
Trump's Semis Trade Policy
William Alan Reinsch cited in ChinaTalk — April 22, 2025
Good cops, bad cops - how Trump's shifting tariff team kept world guessing
William Alan Reinsch in BBC — April 14, 2025
Diplomats see ‘mess’ in Trump’s trade strategy
William Alan Reinsch in POLITICO — April 11, 2025
U.S. ‘fighting a multi-front war’: WH says many countries have reached out for trade talks
William Alan Reinsch in MSNBC — April 11, 2025
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Conversation with Former USTRs
Event — May 12, 2025
Eighty-Twenty Split
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — May 12, 2025
Tariff Talk Live at BAFT
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Scott Miller, and William Alan Reinsch — May 9, 2025

Crash Course: Trade Policy with the Trade Guys
Can Trump’s Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Make America Great Again?
Podcast Episode by Warren Maruyama, Meghan Anand, and William Alan Reinsch — May 5, 2025

The Amazon Kerfuffle, Tariff Negotiations Update, and Non-Tariff Barriers
Podcast Episode by Scott Miller, William Alan Reinsch, and H. Andrew Schwartz — May 5, 2025

Here a Deal, There a Deal, Everywhere a Deal?
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — May 5, 2025
Here a Deal, There a Deal, Everywhere a Deal?
Podcast Episode by William Alan Reinsch — May 5, 2025

Can Trump’s Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Make America Great Again?
Commentary by Warren Maruyama, Meghan Anand, and William Alan Reinsch — April 30, 2025
Mapping the Impacts of Tariffs with Stephen Lamar
Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch — April 29, 2025
