

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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Jul 21, 2022 • 35min
Sleeper Issue on US-China Trade
This week, the Trade Guys have a special episode devoted to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which has now taken effect in the United States.

Jul 14, 2022 • 25min
Trade Guys Never Rest (There’s Always a Trade Crisis Somewhere)
In this episode of the Trade Guys, they discuss inflation as it relates to trade, nearshoring, and the Great Mexican Beer Crisis.

Jun 30, 2022 • 25min
It’s a Big Climate Club, and You Ain’t in It
This week, the Trade Guys talk about the G7, the Bipartisan Innovation Act, and UK steel tariffs.

Jun 24, 2022 • 22min
A Shot in the Arm
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we talk about how the glass is half full in Geneva, the Chinese response to evolving US trade policy, and what’s happening in global energy markets.

Jun 17, 2022 • 23min
Trade Guys, Together Again
Together for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Trade Guys discuss MC12, the U.S.-Kenya free trade agreement, and food security.

Jun 9, 2022 • 28min
There is NO Free Lunch!
The Trade Guys discuss shrinking the trade deficit, the Americas summit, solar, and more!

Jun 3, 2022 • 26min
How Do We Make Lemonade out of Lemons?
The Trade Guys discuss the latest European sanctions on Russia, what’s next for the IPEF, and Canada.

May 25, 2022 • 30min
Making Friends in a Dangerous Place
This week, the Trade Guys host Gerard de Graaf, Director for Digital Transformation in the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission.

May 20, 2022 • 26min
Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
This week, the Trade Guys talk the baby formula shortage, last week’s ASEAN summit, and the TRIPS waiver at the WTO.

May 13, 2022 • 27min
On a Different Gauge – an Equal Opportunity Rant Program
This week, the Trade Guys talk about Ukraine, solar issues, and Globalization 2.0.