Introduction: The Centrality of Regulation to Trade Politics -- How Regulations Became the Crux of Trade Politics -- Competitiveness and Death: Explaining the Negotiations over Regulatory Trade Barriers -- Automobiles and Regulatory Regionalism in North America and Europe -- Mad-Cow Regulations...

Spurred on by populists in both parties, Congress is considering a range of bills that would radically remake American antitrust policy in the name of reining in Big Tech. Passing these bills would be a serious mistake. They would do great harm and very little good. While there are reasonable...

Whereas tariffs were once the main barrier to international trade, cross-national differences in regulation now constitute the most significant impediment to trade and are therefore the centerpiece issues in contemporary trade negotiations.That change has profound implications for the global...

The Mode 1 trade in digital services is rapidly expanding, and yet the legal architecture around those services remains relatively thin. States are developing new rules in this policy area, but those efforts are still at an embryonic stage. In this article, we explain how digitalization is...

When states face a regulatory difference that impedes commerce between them, they have a range of options to choose from in how to pursue regulatory cooperation on that issue. They may attempt to unilaterally impose their position, attempt to negotiate binding agreements, promote mutual...