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21st Century Trade Agreements: Implications for Long-Run Development Policy

A publication of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. The paper examines the policy space available under various free trade regimes for countries pursuing industrial policies for development.

ACP-EU Trade

Non-partisan sourcing and knowledge sharing on ACP-EU trade. A joint initiative by the ECDPM and ECORYS, with the support of AIF and DFID.

Agritrade: EPAs

News & commentary specifically on the agricultural trade negotiations within the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements, run by CTA (English/French)

Americas Policy Program

The Americas Policy Program provides independent analysis on U.S. Latin American policy, economic integration, immigration, environment, the right to know, and democracy and human rights in Latin America from writers and activists throughout the continent. Currently a program of the Center for International Policy, we have been working to build dialogue and change U.S. foreign policy in the region since 1979. Subscription is free to English, Spanish or Portuguese newsletters. Read our latest analysis and subscribe at www.americaspolicy.org.

Asia Pacific Economies: Multilateral vs Bilateral Relationships

Papers from an APEC conference in Hong Kong, May 2004

Ben Muse - KORUS FTA

A blog with a large number of links and references to the US-Korea FTA talks and analyses about them.

CIID

El Consejo de Investigaciones e Información en Desarrollo -CIID-, realiza investigaciones y acciones de formación y difusión en temáticas sociales que contribuyan al debate y a generar capacidades de los diversos sujetos sociales, con el propósito de impulsar el desarrollo social, económico, cultural y sostenible de Guatemala y la región Centroamericana.

Consejo de Investigaciones e Información en Desarrollo -CIID -

Institución que impulsa el desarrollo de Guatemala y Centroamérica, a través de la investigación y la promoción de programas de desarrollo

European Research Office

ERO is a not for profit non governmental research unit specialising in the analysis of issues faced in Southern Africa’s trade, aid and agricultural sector relations with the European Union (EU).

GURN: Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements

Global Union Research Network’s information page on labour rights under FTAs

IISD page on bilateral investment rules

International Institute for Sustainable Development carries out analysis and information work on regional and bilateral investment rules and their implications for sustainable development.

Investment Treaty Arbitration

ITA serves as a resource for lawyers, academics, government officials, researchers and members of civil society who are interested in international investment law. It provides: access to all publicly available investment treaty awards; information and resources relating to investment treaties and investment treaty arbitration; and links to further resources.

Investment Treaty News

ITN is a web-based platform for discussion and debate, as well as providing regular journalistic reporting on developments and trends in international investment law, hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Japan Bilateral Trade Initiatives

Overview and access to treaties from Keizai Koho Center (Japan Institute for Economic and Social Affairs)

Korea Policy Institute

The US-based Korea Policy Institute produces policy briefs, organizes Congressional press briefings and sponsors policy roundtable on the proposed US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement.

LATN

The Latin American Trade Network is an independent and interdisciplinary research network

LMO’s trade news website

Website run by a student at Northern Arizona University focusing on US FTAs, in particular US trade relations with SACU in southern Africa.

normangirvan.info

Complete dossier on the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, including Text of the Agreements, critical analysis of its provisions, news items and citizens initiatives to Renegotiate the EPA

Observatorio global

El Observatorio Social de la Globalización es un grupo de trabajo, estudio y análisis que genera información y propuestas en relación a los temas de la globalización. Buscando cambiar el sistema injusto.

Regional Trading Agreements

A resource page with profiles of regional and bilateral trade agreements, hosted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Regional/Multilateral Integration Agreements

Selected research papers on regional trade agreements, from internationaleconomics.net

RESH

Page de présentation de RESH. Centre de recherche en sciences humaines. Spécialisé en sociologie politique, en analyse de discours et en statistique textuelle

SEATINI

The Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is an African initiative to strengthen Africa’s capacity to take a more effective part in the emerging global trading system — mainly focusing on WTO, but also bilateral and regional trade negotiations in Africa.

The Australian Interest

Website on the US-Australia FTA, maintained by two of the authors of "How to Kill A Country: Australia’s Devastating Trade Deal With the United States" (2004)

Trade Lawyers Blog

Trade lawyers from many countries post articles about a variety of trade topics.

Tralac - EPAs website

tralac’s website on the EPA negotiations

Tuck Trade Agreements Database

The Tuck Trade Agreements Database contains the most comprehensive collection of texts of bilateral and regional free trade agreements available on a single online site as well as the only database of free trade and customs union agreements text-searchable by provision or keyword. (Maintained at Dartmouth University in the US.)

Tuck trade agreements database

Maintained at Dartmouth University in the US

US-Korea FTA Resource Center

Website of the Korean Economic Institute on the US-Korea FTA

US-SACU FTA news

US-SACU FTA negotiation-related news

Wikipedia’s list of free trade agreements

A list being compiled at Wikipedia of all FTAs in the world
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