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Trade economist; Research Associate @Waikato University; promoting gender equality via trade; networking via ARTNeT; member of fmg-geneva.org; and of TradeExperettes more at miamikic.page

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Join us for the 5th Session of the FMG High-Level Dialogue Series on the Future of WTO Reform
Guest: Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Chair TNIF
πŸ—“οΈ Thursday, 23 October 2025
πŸ•’ 15:00–16:00 CET
πŸŽ™οΈ Moderator: Patrick Low (FMG)
πŸ”— Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#WTO #TradePolicy #Multilateralism

20.10.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

01.10.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Women have limited access to digital technologies. How can this change? | Experts’ Opinions Women in developing countries face significant challenges in accessing digital technology, ranging from financial constraints to restrictive social norms. What solutions can help to bridge this digita...

We’ve known the problem. We’ve tested the solutions. Now scale them. I contributed to this piece on closing the digital gender gapβ€”affordability + skills + norm change + design that includes women from day one.
πŸ”— www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/...

24.09.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Women have limited access to digital technologies. How can this change? | Experts’ Opinions Women in developing countries face significant challenges in accessing digital technology, ranging from financial constraints to restrictive social norms. What solutions can help to bridge this digita...

Proud to contribute to this DevelopmentAid expert view. Bottom line: without gender-responsive policy, digitalization deepens gaps. With it, we unlock skills, markets, and agency for millions of women. Time to act.
πŸ”— www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/...

#ICT4D #Inclusion

24.09.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to this event to present and discuss work that took Sherry Stephenson and me many months to complete. We would appreciate your participation in the event. More information and the link to the registration below, but just in case copy it here too: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

24.09.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kimmel: "Disney has asked me to read the following statement and I agreed to do it. 'To reactivate your Disney+ and Hulu account ... '"

24.09.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11172    πŸ” 1767    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 164
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in case you read Korean...or can use Google translate...my interview after APEC SOM3

20.09.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess there is no need to make a movie based on Lewis's 'It can't happen here'. It is just a reality show now.

11.08.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Friends on Multilateralism Group Webinar featuring
the OECD Supply Chain Resilience Review. Presenter Marion Jansen and discussant Peter Draper.
Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 10:00-11:30 pm (Geneva)
To Register:
us02web.zoom.us/.../WN_X8XDN...
ID: 882 7456 5200
Passcode: 123123

17.07.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The PM should invite Mark Carney for an official visit and address to Parliament before Trump’s visit.

It would show Britain backs Canada against Trump’s damaging trade war. Now is the time to stand with the Commonwealth, not stand in Trump’s shadow like Nigel Farage.

14.07.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 11
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I Don't Disapprove of Trump's Strategy, Because He Doesn't Have One When you're a Tariff Man, you don't need reasons

I Don't Disapprove of Trump's Strategy, Because He Doesn't Have One
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

14.07.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Manufacturing Production Is Not Good For Why chasing factory jobs for their own sake really is a dead endβ€”and what policymakers should do instead. It is unions and social-insurance states, not assembly lines, that hold the key to global...

What Manufacturing Production Is Not Good For
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...

08.07.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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E-Forum: The Harmful Shift in Global Trade Relations and the Developing Asia-Pacific Countries | ARTNeT E-Forum: Global trade is undergoing a troubling transformation, marked by an erosion of foundational principles such as non-discrimination and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment. This shift, led by ...

Proud!

artnet.unescap.org/trade/advoca...

29.05.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Economic Consequences of Destroying Harvard Freedom is on the line. But so are jobs.

The Economic Consequences of Destroying Harvard
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26.05.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/critical-thinking-in-time-of-the-breaking-of-nations-europes-test/

Sharing this insightful piece by John Clarke t.co/l0wudQD6Tv

28.04.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Which countries would benefit most from an American brain drain? Our footloose index ranks the most attractive countries for graduates

Which countries would benefit most from an American brain drain?
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist

15.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

www.instagram.com/reel/DIWriNa...

13.04.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump may well achieve his goal of reducing the US trade deficit, but via the worst possible way: engineering recession at home and removing America’s and USD’s status as trusted safe haven. It would be a poorer, hostile nation but with trade surplus. Sort of like Russia. Some win.

05.04.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
PM Lawrence Wong on implications of US tariffs for Singapore | Full video
YouTube video by CNA PM Lawrence Wong on implications of US tariffs for Singapore | Full video

Be prepared youtu.be/A3hS93y7C0I?...

05.04.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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207. What happened on Trump’s tariff day Podcast Episode Β· Trade Talks Β· 04/04/2025 Β· 29m

Want to digest the tariff news in podcast form? Well today is your lucky day...

I rejoin @chadpbown.com for this @trade--talks.bsky.social "tariff day" special.

And we hear from Kathleen Claussen, Maury Obstfeld, and @douglasirwin.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

04.04.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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No doubt the good citizens of the Heard & McDonald Islands are alarmed by the 10% US tariff on their exportsπŸ‘‡

Current inhabitants; the southern elephant seals, Antarctic fur seals, Leopard seals 🦭🦭🦭

Humans: 0 (unless David Attenborough is visiting this week) πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

#Australia

03.04.2025 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Biggest Loser in Wisconsin The richest man in the world could not buy an election

New, from me:
Elon Musk is the biggest loser in Wisconsin.

His brazen effort to buy a state supreme court did not just fail - it undermined his image of political kingmaker.

This is the clearest indicator that voters are angry with Trump/Musk agenda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-bigges...

02.04.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2653    πŸ” 483    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 49
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Quoted in the FT today about prospects for a UK-US deal. The UK has offered a lot and seemingly got nothing- which doesn't mean there won't be opportunities in the future.

02.04.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 19
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FMG Webinar on Trump Trade Policy and WTO Reform. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FMG Webinar on Trump Trade Policy and WTO Reform. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

UPCOMING EVENT | FMG webinar onβ€œTrump Trade Policy and WTO Reform”
Wednesday 9 April, 14:00-15:30 (CET)

Moderator:
Stuart Harbinson, FMG member

Panelists:
Alan Wolff, FMG
Wendy Cutler, FMG
Jennifer Hillman, FMG
William A. Reinsch, CSIS

Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

28.03.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ†• JOB AD! πŸ†•

TARIFFS are here. More are coming.

Do you love working with DATA and making CHARTS?

Do you want to use ECONOMICS in real time?

@piie.com is hiring a Research Analyst for International Trade. Come and work for/with me.

APPLY today πŸ‘‰ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

21.03.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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206. Paul Krugman talks trade, industrial policy, and Trump Podcast Episode Β· Trade Talks Β· 16/03/2025 Β· 42m

A double win - Paul and Chad Bown talking about trade, industrial policy (well of course also about incoherent Trump policy) - πŸ‘
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/t...

17.03.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump and the end of American soft power Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategy

Great essay on the decline of US soft power by Joseph Nye.

"[Trump] is so obsessed with the problem of free riders that he forgets that it has been in America’s interest to drive the bus."

Trump also doesn't consider that riders may take another bus, car share, or bike. The world is not static.

09.03.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FMG High-level Dialogue with Tim Groser. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FMG High-level Dialogue with Tim Groser. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

UPCOMING FMG Webinar β€œHigh-level Dialogue Series on The Future of WTO Reform”
Mon 17 Mar, 14:00-15:00 (Geneva)

Moderator:
John Weekes, FMG member

Panelist:
Tim Groser, Former Minister of Trade of New Zealand

REGISTER

Meeting ID:812 5265 1870
Passcode:975946
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

09.03.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, I do follow it regularly! Excellent stuff there.

09.03.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Farewell to America I remember when America was Richard Scarry's colorful pages, where I'd lose myself for hours.

This is so beautifully crafted and expresses so much of my sentiments (and memories) - thank you @alexverbeek.bsky.social
My Farewell to America open.substack.com/pub/theplane...

09.03.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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