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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 22, 2024 • 37min
China Supply Chains, U.S.-India Trade, and LNG Exports
This episode covers Chinese supply chain realignments, US-India trade, and LNG exports. Topics include the shift in China's exports to Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Mexico benefiting from global trade realignment, considerations for LNG exports under Biden administration, and excitement for NFL playoff games.
Jan 12, 2024 • 34min
Legacy Chips, Auto Exports, and the Red Sea
This podcast episode explores China's dominance in the legacy chip and automotive markets, the challenges of dealing with China in terms of industrial policy and trade, the need to address legal and regulatory hurdles in the technology industry, the impact of armed conflict on trade routes in the Middle East, and the discussion around piracy and multinational efforts to protect tankers and containerships.
Jan 5, 2024 • 26min
2024 Trade Outlook
The Trade Guys reflect on trade in 2024, workers-centered trade policy, fish negotiations, US-China trade relationship, trade debate in Europe and US
Dec 15, 2023 • 34min
Potential Solutions for the Global Trading System
Discussion on national security and economics, supply chain resilience, global collective action problems, populism's impact on trade, de-risking and supply chains, and trade clustering. Exploring the history of globalization and its challenges. The importance of leadership, negative impacts of tariffs, and frustration caused by governments not cooperating. Embracing compromise to address demographic challenges. Congress and the American people's role in shaping policy on immigration.
Dec 8, 2023 • 37min
Looming Challenges to the Global Trading System
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we’ll talk about some of the biggest challenges facing the global trading system as we wind down 2023.
Dec 1, 2023 • 30min
COP 28, USMCA, and Whiskey Tariffs
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we’ll talk about COP 28 and Trade Day, the USMCA panel on dairy, and the role of U.S. Whiskey in tariff negotiations with the EU.
Nov 17, 2023 • 27min
APEC, IPEF, and the Biden-Xi Meeting
On today's episode of Trade Guys, we'll discuss the state of IPEF negotiations, the APEC summit, and the Biden-Xi meeting.
Nov 3, 2023 • 39min
U.S.-Africa Trade
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we discuss Africa and AGOA with Dr. Zainab Usman, Director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Oct 27, 2023 • 27min
WTO e-Commerce Policy, Graphite, and Halloween
This week on The Trade Guys, we discuss the U.S.'s shift on WTO e-commerce policy, China's export controls on graphite, and how trade impacts the price of Halloween.
Oct 20, 2023 • 32min
Chip Export Control Update, US-EU Summit, and the TRIPS Waiver
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss the semiconductor export controls update, the US-EU summit, and the TRIPS Waiver.
