
Trade Talks
Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) hosts a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from one of the world's top trade geeks.
Latest episodes

Jan 17, 2021 • 42min
148. The EU’s new trade policy, with Sabine Weyand of DG Trade
Sabine Weyand joins to discuss EU trade policy, transatlantic cooperation and conflict, China, forced labor, WTO, climate and more.

Jan 4, 2021 • 32min
147. What’s in the new EU-UK trade deal? Brexperts explain
The EU and UK announce their long-awaited trade agreement formalizing Brexit. What is covered, and what is still to be negotiated.

Dec 21, 2020 • 33min
146. Semiconductors and US export bans – from Huawei to SMIC
How and why the United States is banning exports of semiconductors, software and tools to some of the world’s largest companies.

Dec 3, 2020 • 30min
145. Xinjiang’s forced labor, supply chains, and trade sanctions
Concerns escalate that forced labor and other crimes against humanity are taking place in Xinjiang, China.

Nov 24, 2020 • 24min
144. Trade policy transitions, with Ambassador Susan Schwab
From tariff leverage to trade deals, a former USTR explains how the baton is handed from one American administration to the next.

Nov 18, 2020 • 31min
143. RCEP – Separating fact from friction
China, Japan, South Korea and 12 other Asian countries finally signed that mega-trade deal. Here’s what’s in it.

Nov 11, 2020 • 29min
142. Can Biden Make Trade Boring Again?
The incoming US administration inherits a big trade agenda. Who will lead it and how much of it will they do?

Oct 26, 2020 • 28min
141. Britain’s Trade Policy, 1815-2016
From Corn Laws to Imperial Preferences to joining the EEC, Britain’s current trade policy conundrum has echoes from the past.

Oct 12, 2020 • 24min
140. Is shipping ship-shape?
Containerized shipping is an odd business in normal times. What happens when you add a pandemic and a trade war?

Sep 24, 2020 • 20min
139. How Technology Enabled Trade: Digitization and Offshoring
At the turn of the century, electronic communication suddenly helped firms fragment production, but only some went overseas.