by WCIT | May 11, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
My job as the President of WCIT is to fly to DC and meet with our Congressional delegation (at least that’s part of my job…that and writing clever posts on the State of Trade blog, of course). So why, you might ask, am I going to write a blog post about...
by WCIT | May 4, 2012 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Daily visitors to the WCIT website (those huge numbers of you who can’t start your day without checking for the latest updates on trade policy and its impact on the Washington state economy) may have noticed something unique this past Wednesday. And no,...
by WCIT | Apr 16, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Today, I had the opportunity – along with Sam Kaplan of the Trade Development Alliance – to present to the King County Council on “International Trade as an Economic Driver for King County,” and I learned a very valuable lesson: never present...
by WCIT | Apr 2, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
I am Pradnya Desh, an international trade attorney and former USTR negotiator. I will be writing a monthly post on trade policy issues and their legal underpinnings. Even though I can’t promise to deliver as clever titles as Eric Schinfeld’s posts, I can promise my...
by WCIT | Feb 23, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy News Round-up, WCIT Blog
The above was the title of this Politico article on the prospects for Congressional renewal of the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit. But every time I hear the phrase “not dead yet” I think of the beginning of Monty Python and the Holy Grail where the dead...
