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The Missing Links in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

OPINION By JUAN CARLOS BAKER Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* A lot has happened in trade matters since the United States withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) in 2019. The TPP entered into force in December 2018 without the United States but including Mexico and Canada. It was then rebranded as the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership

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Trump’s TTP Reversal, a Sign of Political Maturity?

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s penchant for political reversals is now considered par for the course in his topsy-turvy White House, but his abrupt about-face on Washington’s membership in the multinational trade Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) last week was definitely a doozy. After having lambasted the pact throughout his political campaign, denouncing its potential impact on the U.S.

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