Hannah Monicken

Managing editor for @insidetrade, writer for myself, pop culture enthusiast for fun, @twins fan for disappointment, North Dakotan for anyone who asks (she/her)

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@bbaschuk @wto I'll miss you on the WTO beat, Bryce! But I wish you all the luck with whatever is next

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@DanHayesMLB Is the door-open time different for the WC game than a regular weekday game?

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@biketrouble Yes pls!

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@petersagal I highly recommend For All Mankind on Apple TV+ (what if the Soviet Union beat us to the moon)

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Busy day in Geneva

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After months of impasse, WTO appoints ag, fisheries subsidies talks chairs  https://t.co/BzfJgfEAgL

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The US has appealed into the void its losses on steel/aluminum tariffs and on the "made in China" label for Hong Kong goods. US lost both issues on national security grounds and is not best pleased...

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U.S. appeals national security cases to defunct WTO Appellate Body https://t.co/umiDNzyqPu

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WTO members cite India’s block on budget move as evidence of deeper issues https://t.co/CGW5imuLhO

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Story here: https://t.co/3OqWE4tJeR

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WTO members agree to extend deadline for TRIPS talks https://t.co/ct10jg26Gu

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Update for those following the @wto TRIPS expansion talks (i.e. deciding whether to extend agreed benefits for COVID-19 vaccines to tests & treatments): Members agreed to extend the deadline, which had been set for tomorrow. No new date given, so now it's 2023's problem...

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I had people in Geneva tell me this and then the EU ambassador to the @wto went ahead and just tweeted it out

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EU ambassador: United Arab Emirates expected to host MC13, Cameroon MC14 https://t.co/VbXOcKFZ7D

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Because panel reports determine the national security exception does not apply, the tariffs are subject to regular WTO rules -- and do not pass muster (specifically with GATT Article I, II and XI)

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If you want a bit more in-depth look at the @wto panel reports, here it is:

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WTO panels reject U.S. national security claims for Section 232 tariffs https://t.co/mrjEStqEec

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Interestingly, the reports were released for only four of the six open cases on this issue (from China, Turkey, Norway and Switzerland). The disputes instigated by India and Russia remain pending...

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After four years of waiting, the @wto has finally ruled on the 232 tariffs. As I think most were expecting, it did not go the US' way, but as evidenced from @ustr's statement that is not going to deter them

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USTR: Administration will not remove steel, aluminum tariffs despite WTO rulings https://t.co/5IBUJ8LDtb

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FYI I'll have another story coming with a more in-depth look at the panel reports

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@CoppetainPU Thanks, Peter. I guess this is farewell to that (brief) post-MC12 glow...

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Sen. Menendez holding up McKalip’s nomination for USTR ag negotiator https://t.co/wJdokw9WjU

[Ambassador Katherine Tai @AmbassadorTai]

It's an exciting time for trade policy and it was great to share our work with @insidetrade. We are strengthening our trade relationships to build a resilient, sustainable, and durable global economy that works for all.

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All ministerial texts now available here: https://t.co/zIaHrO8TKU

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The first #MC12 texts are coming out. First up: revised MC12 outcome document (https://t.co/IgGXY3XqHd). Second: the revised declaration on trade and food security (https://t.co/arWDiEGWgQ)

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The next set of #MC12 texts: The WTO response to the pandemic (https://t.co/m8XcHeBvSk) and the decision to exempt World Food Programme purchases from export restrictions (https://t.co/EGQ25DROJx)

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Maybe it's that I've been up for 24 hours, but it feels fitting somehow that we end with what seems to be the legal version of "no take backsies!"

[Peter Ungphakorn (also @coppetainpu.bsky.social) @CoppetainPU]

Footnote 1 now added

It's a voluntary but binding opt out. May 10 General Council is when China said it would opt out.

https://t.co/PFzYWbyGAF