Roberto Azevedo WTO Director General (CCTV)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is interviewed by CCTV Biz Asia America correspondents on the WTO selection of the new Director General.
View ArticleMarket Access for Developing Countries Threatened Again
Market Access for Developing Countries Threatened Again5/30/13Is Congress about to let the Generalized System of Preferences program expire again? The program, under which the United States offers...
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Food Aid for the 21st Century: Saving More Money, Time, and Lives
Food Aid for the 21st Century: Saving More Money, Time, and Lives6/3/13The costs of food aid reform are few, but the benefits would be substantial. Now is the time to bring food aid into the 21st...
View ArticleThe Incredible Shrinking Hulks of Trade
The Incredible Shrinking Hulks of Trade6/7/13A dispiriting exercise in blame-shifting took place in early June at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade negotiators have been trying for months to...
View ArticleA Development Agenda for the G-8 in 3 Ts
A Development Agenda for the G-8 in 3 Ts6/10/13UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced in January that his priorities for the G-8 during Britain’s presidency center on three Ts: taxes, trade, and...
View ArticleKey Farm Bill Amendments: Food Aid and (More) Market-Oriented Price Targets
Key Farm Bill Amendments: Food Aid and (More) Market-Oriented Price Targets6/18/13There are many, many problems with the House farm bill being debated this week but there are two amendments that would...
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Supporting Multilateralism and Development in US Trade Policy with Duty-Free,...
Supporting Multilateralism and Development in US Trade Policy with Duty-Free, Quota-Free Market Access and Food Aid Reform6/24/13Kimberly Ann Elliott encourages new US Trade Representative Michael...
View ArticleTwo Challenges for New US Trade Rep Michael Froman
Two Challenges for New US Trade Rep Michael Froman6/24/13First, congratulations. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Michael Froman, previously the president’s top...
View ArticleLast ditch effort for food aid reform (Humanosphere)
Kim Elliott and Will McKitterick's food aid brief is cited in a Humanosphere blog.
View ArticleSuspending Trade Privileges a Tiny Twig to Push Worker Rights in Bangladesh
Suspending Trade Privileges a Tiny Twig to Push Worker Rights in Bangladesh6/28/13The Obama administration has announced the suspension of Bangladesh’s trade benefits under the Generalized System of...
View ArticleSyria and the Ongoing Need for Food Aid Reform
Syria and the Ongoing Need for Food Aid Reform7/24/13Secretary of State John Kerry and US Agency for International Development Administrator Raj Shah met separately this week with the heads of several...
View ArticleA New Tool to Help End the Century’s Third Deadliest Conflict for Civilians
A New Tool to Help End the Century’s Third Deadliest Conflict for Civilians 7/30/13The news from Syria just continues to get worse and there is no glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. UN...
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Revisiting the Quality of Agricultural Official Development Assistance
Revisiting the Quality of Agricultural Official Development Assistance8/19/13The Quality of Agricultural Official Development Assistance (Ag QuODA) measures how well donors giving agricultural aid...
View ArticleBrookings-UN Report Gets it Wrong on AGOA
Brookings-UN Report Gets it Wrong on AGOA8/29/13The Brookings Institution’s Africa Growth Initiative, in conjunction with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, recently released an...
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Subsidizing Farmers and Biofuels in Rich Countries: An Incoherent Agenda for...
Subsidizing Farmers and Biofuels in Rich Countries: An Incoherent Agenda for Food Security9/5/13At the beginning of the new millennium, a key development concern was the impact of agricultural policies...
View ArticleCould a pre-emptive sanctions tool increase pressure on Syria? (The Guardian)
CGD Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott's article about the potential impact of pre-emptive economic sanctions on Syria to destabilize the regime.
View ArticleSigns of Hope for Reforming Energy, Ag Subsidies?
Signs of Hope for Reforming Energy, Ag Subsidies? 10/10/13Rising commodity prices and tight government budgets are adding to pressures to reduce subsidies for energy and agriculture in many countries....
View ArticleAmerica's Strange Trade Policy Makes Your Jeans More Expensive than They...
CGD Senior Fellow Kim Elliott is quotes in Ezra Klein's Wonkblog about trade policy.
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Getting to Yes on Expanded US Markets for the Poorest Countries
Getting to Yes on Expanded US Markets for the Poorest Countries10/17/13Opening markets to trade with poor countries was a key part of the eighth Millennium Development Goal and its global partnership...
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Time for FAO to Shift to a Higher Gear
Time for FAO to Shift to a Higher Gear10/21/13Food security has arisen again on the development agenda. High and volatile food prices took a toll in 2007–08, and in many low-income countries...
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