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.

Bill's Columns

Every week, Bill Reinsch writes short commentaries on recent trade policy developments. Read his columns here.

William Alan Reinsch

William Alan Reinsch

Meet Our Experts

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Contact

Hannah Grothusen
Program Manager and Research Associate, Scholl Chair in International Business
hgrothusen@csis.org

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H. Andrew Schwartz
Chief Communications Officer
202.775.3242
aschwartz@csis.org

Paige Montfort
Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations
202.775.3173
pmontfort@csis.org

Recent Reports

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IRA Incentives and Pillar Two

The CSIS Scholl Chair report outlines the interaction of OECD’s Pillar Two on global minimum taxation and U.S. tax incentives through lens of the Inflation Reduction Act Section 45x credits.

Report by Thibault Denamiel Joyce Bongongo and William Alan Reinsch — November 16, 2023

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Optimizing Export Controls for Critical and Emerging Technologies: Reviewing Control Lists, Expanded Rules, and Covered Items

Report by William Alan Reinsch Thibault Denamiel and Eric Meyers — November 8, 2023

Climate Change and U.S. Agricultural Exports

Report by William Alan Reinsch Thibault Denamiel and Emilie Kerstens — October 24, 2023

The EU Data Act: The Long Arm of European Tech Regulation Continues

Report by Meredith Broadbent — June 29, 2023

Optimizing Export Controls for Critical and Emerging Technologies

Report by William Alan Reinsch Emily Benson Thibault Denamiel and Margot Putnam — May 31, 2023

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Recent Analysis

The Politics of Trade: Do the Right Thing or Do the Smart Thing?

This week, ahead of U.S. elections, the Scholl Chair focuses on the politics of trade and the new PPI poll results.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — December 4, 2023

Article I, Section 8

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — November 27, 2023

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Reality Bites

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — November 21, 2023

Contextualizing the November 2023 APEP Summit

Critical Questions by William Alan Reinsch Matthew Schleich and Thibault Denamiel — November 17, 2023

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Podcast

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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