Scholl Chair in International Business

The Scholl Chair examines critical issues in international trade, governance, competitiveness, and development to find solutions for the challenges of a changing world economy

The Scholl Chair examines critical issues in the global political economy including international trade, governance, competitiveness, development and meeting the challenges of a changing world economy.

Established in 1981, the Scholl Chair examines the relationship of international trade and investment to economic growth, innovation, and development. In a time of accelerating global integration and financial instability, America’s role on the world stage is influenced by its ability to effectively integrate trade and international economic objectives into its broader foreign policy.

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Green Industrial Strategies: Takeaways for Transatlantic Trade

The United States and the European Union's attempts to combat climate change are leading to a new climate strategy evolving within the transatlantic alliance, and both parties need to clarify the rules and guardrails for green industrial and trade policies. 

Brief by William Alan Reinsch , Emily Benson , and Thibault Denamiel — March 15, 2023

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Disability Provisions in Trade Agreements

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has the opportunity to reframe the discussion on trade and disability for future trade agreements and should set the example of adding more proactive inclusivity provisions.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch and Margot Putnam — May 26, 2023

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The Trade Guys

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 hosted every week by H. Andrew Schwartz at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C.

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Green Industrial Strategies: Takeaways for Transatlantic Trade

The United States and the European Union's attempts to combat climate change are leading to a new climate strategy evolving within the transatlantic alliance, and both parties need to clarify the rules and guardrails for green industrial and trade policies. 

Brief by William Alan Reinsch , Emily Benson , and Thibault Denamiel — March 15, 2023

Analyzing the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

The European Union´s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could contribute to the global fight against climate change, but it could also be the source of new trade tensions.

Brief by Emily Benson , Joseph Majkut , William Alan Reinsch , and Federico Steinberg — February 17, 2023

The Limits of “Friend-Shoring”

Transatlantic geopolitical authority seems to have consolidated considerably in recent months, but it remains to be seen whether emerging differences represent long-term fissures that could grow or if external factors will make these temporary disagreements obsolete.

Report by Emily Benson and Ethan B. Kapstein — February 1, 2023

Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component

Based on conversations with nearly three dozen business, labor, and congressional stakeholders, this CSIS brief summarizes domestic perspectives on digital economy issues in IPEF and offers suggestions for how to enhance domestic buy-in for an IPEF digital trade agreement.

Brief by Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch — January 26, 2023

U.S.-UK Trade Agreement: Now Is the Time

Much has changed since the United States first launched trade agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom in 2019. In her latest report, Meredith Broadbent summarizes the major potential economic benefits of a U.S.-UK free trade agreement.

Report by Meredith Broadbent — January 23, 2023

Improved Export Controls Enforcement Technology Needed for U.S. National Security

At a time when the need for robust U.S. export controls is more strategically critical than any time since the end of the Cold War, BIS requires a massive upgrade to its export control enforcement technology, which Congress should provide immediately.

Report by Gregory C. Allen , Emily Benson , and William Alan Reinsch — November 30, 2022

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Assessments and Recommendations

As governments accelerate efforts to combat climate change, the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) provides diplomatic channels for effectuating concrete outcomes on trade and climate that other arrangements are not designed to achieve.

Report by Emily Benson , William Alan Reinsch , and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — November 16, 2022