Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a historic trade agreement originally negotiated between 12 nations, including the United States, Japan, Mexico, and Australia. In January 2017, President Donald Trump ordered the United States trade representative to withdraw formally from the TPP. PIIE has conducted extensive research showing the wide-ranging trade deal's benefits vastly outweigh any potential costs.

Featured Content

Representatives of members of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal pose for an official picture after the signing agreement ceremony in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2018.
REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Policy Brief

China Should Join the New Trans-Pacific Partnership

Peter A. Petri (PIIE) and Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center)
January 2019
PIIE/Daniel Housch
Op-Eds

US Must Get Back into the Game in the Asia Pacific

Peter A. Petri (PIIE) and Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center)
October 23, 2017
Vietnam's Trade and Industry Minister Tran Tuan Anh speaks at the 3rd Inter-sessional Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam May 22, 2017.
REUTERS/Kham
Working Paper

Going It Alone in the Asia-Pacific: Regional Trade Agreements Without the United States

Peter A. Petri (PIIE), Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center), Shujiro Urata (Waseda University) and Fan Zhai (Former Managing Director, China Investment Corporation)
October 2017
Book

Trans-Pacific Partnership: An Assessment

edited by Cathleen Cimino-Isaacs (PIIE) and Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)
July 2016
Short Videos

Reviving the TPP: A Path Forward

Featuring Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)
February 24, 2017

Recent Content

Policy Brief

China Should Join the New Trans-Pacific Partnership

Peter A. Petri (PIIE) and Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center)

January 2019
Op-Eds

Why the CPTPP Could Be the Answer to the US-China Trade War

Peter A. Petri (PIIE) and Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center)

January 11, 2019
Trade and Investment Policy Watch

Trump’s Japan Agenda Shows the Pitfalls of His Trade Strategy

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu (PIIE)
January 8, 2019
Speeches & Papers

The TPP: Origins and Outcomes

Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)

October 10, 2018
Trade and Investment Policy Watch

Why Reconsidering the TPP Might Attract Trump

Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)

February 28, 2018
Trade and Investment Policy Watch

TPP Redux: Why the United States Is the Biggest Loser

Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)

January 23, 2018
Op-Eds

Canada's Next Move: NAFTA or TPP?

Chad P. Bown (PIIE) and Caroline Freund (PIIE)

December 6, 2017
Peterson Perspectives

Trade Talks Episode 12: How to Save a (Pacific) Trade Deal

Featuring

Chad P. Bown (PIIE) and Soumaya Keynes (The Economist)

November 16, 2017
Op-Eds

US Must Get Back into the Game in the Asia Pacific

Peter A. Petri (PIIE) and Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center)

October 23, 2017
Working Paper

Going It Alone in the Asia-Pacific: Regional Trade Agreements Without the United States

Peter A. Petri (PIIE), Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University and East-West Center), Shujiro Urata (Waseda University) and Fan Zhai (Former Managing Director, China Investment Corporation)
October 2017