

The Trade Guys
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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 a weekly podcast from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C.
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May 18, 2023 • 36min
Gen Z Meets the Trade Guys
On this episode of The Trade Guys, Bill and Scott meet with students from the University of South Florida to share their trade wisdom.

May 12, 2023 • 29min
Let's Get Wonky
On the next episode of the Trade Guys, they talk about the new House outbound investment screening bill, pushback from developing economies on IPEF digital trade, and they revisit cross-border subsidy probes.

May 5, 2023 • 28min
Rant Fest!
On the next episode of the Trade Guys, they talk about Jake Sullivan’s speech last week, IPEF, and how new EU legislation will impact US companies. Click here for a link to The Trade Guys Crash Course.

Apr 27, 2023 • 26min
Music To My Ears!
Coming up on the next episode of the Trade Guys, they talk about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s speech on China, the South Korean state visit, and EU digital regulations.

Apr 21, 2023 • 29min
Is Big Bad?
On this episode of the Trade Guys, they talk about EU digital trade, AGOA, and the US Chamber of Commerce.

Apr 14, 2023 • 34min
Friendship is in the Eye of the Beholder
On this week’s episode, the Trade Guys talk about the Transatlantic trade relationship in light of European officials’ visit to China, Indonesia’s plan to propose a critical minerals deal with the U.S., and the state of globalization.Here is the link to The Trade Guys Crash Course: https://www.csis.org/executive-education/courses/crash-course-trade-policy-trade-guys

Apr 7, 2023 • 28min
The Center is Complicated
On the next episode of the Trade Guys, they talk about the G7 trade ministers meeting and WTO reform, then they’ll talk about CPTPP and what’s going on between the US and China.

Mar 30, 2023 • 27min
Everyone Needs Friends in Washington
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the U.S.-Japan deal on EV tax credits, USTR Katherine Tai's House Ways and Means Committee hearing, and Mexico's rollback of power and oil markets reforms.

Mar 24, 2023 • 23min
Chips, Canada, and IRA
In this week's episode of the Trade Guys, we'll discuss the new CHIPS guard rails, President Biden's trip to Canada, and U.S. and E.U. Critical-Minerals Pact over IRA concerns.

Mar 17, 2023 • 24min
The AUKUS Caucus
On this episode of The Trade Guys, we’ll talk about Section 232 and 301 tariffs, we’ll talk about AUKUS, and we’ll talk about the US and the EU on EVs.