Commentary

PIIE's scholars draw on their research to provide commentary and analysis in a broad array of formats outside the Institute. Op-eds, testimony, speeches, and scholarly papers for other organizations all aim for the highest standards of objectivity, rigor and transparency required by the Institute for its own publications. Their writings are not intended to reflect an official view of the Institute or the views of members of the Institute's Board of Directors, and authors must adhere to strict standards of disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest.

Op-Eds

Flags of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are seen before a joint news conference on the closing of the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City, Mexico March 5, 2018.

REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Just Say No to the New Nafta

July 17, 2019

President Donald Trump claims he has “tremendous Democrat support” in the House for the accord he signed last year with Mexico and Canada to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. He threatens to withdraw from Nafta if Congress doesn’t quickly pass his new trade deal. House Speaker Nancy...

Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)

Congress Must Use the USMCA to Stop Trump's Trade Abuses

C. Fred Bergsten (PIIE)

July 3, 2019

India's Growth Rate Has Probably Been Overestimated for Years

Arvind Subramanian (PIIE)

June 11, 2019

Venezuela Crisis Unites Trump and Bolsonaro—for Now

Monica de Bolle (PIIE)

May 13, 2019

Testimonies

Transatlantic Policy Impacts of the US-EU Trade Conflict

June 26, 2019

Several actions taken by the Trump administration over the last two years have severely strained trade relations between Europe and the United States, weakening the transatlantic backbone of the global, rules-based trading system. But an even more worrisome threat to that relationship may be in the...

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)