Free trade agenda

Swimming against the tide

Since the beginning of NAFTA in 1994, Mexico has experienced a dramatic deterioration in its ability to grow its own food. U.S. agricultural dumping of cheap exports has contributed to Mexico’s loss of food self-sufficiency.

Distorsionar los mercados en nombre del libre comercio

Read the policy brief in English here. 

Distorting Markets in the Name of Free Trade

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Sustainability innovation and illusions in EU and US trade agreements

With the climate emergency deepening and government responses falling short, time is running out.

USTR Nominee Katherine Tai Must Recalibrate US Trade Policy

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House climate report sets path for 2021 — but is it enough?

With special thanks to Tara Ritter, Karen Hansen-Kuhn and Steve Suppan, who contributed to this article.

Ministerial Conference Host Argentina Undermines WTO Credibility

A decision to ban 63 civil society experts from attending the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Argentina threatens to further weaken the global institution. The controversy doesn’t bode well for the WTO, which has come under fire since its inception for its lack of transparency and accountability.

Uprooted Episode 6: Ag Basics

This week's episode was going to be on meat, but schedules change and we adjust!

The biotech trade empire strikes back—at USDA!

The American Farm Bureau organized letter on proposed new rules regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops is short, just two pages, with three pages of agribusiness signatories, 103 organizations.

Oral tesimony on NAFTA re-negotiation at USITC on June 27, 2017

Oral testimony by Juliette Majot, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, on the proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Presented to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Washington D.C., June 27, 2017.