Patrick Thomas

As my colleague Robin Twyman noted , Prime Minister David Cameron has been very clear about the need for a sense of urgency about the Doha Trade Round. He... read more

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Here in the United States, we are less than a week away from the 2010 Midterm Elections. Americans will go to the polls with their minds focused on what the... read more

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The following is a guest blog from Robin Twyman, First Secretary (Trade Policy, Business Affairs and Agriculture), at the British Embassy in Washington. ... read more

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DC is a politics town, and there are few things which cause more excitement here than an election. So it’s been fascinating for me, and for many others here, to... read more

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I have a guest post up in the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics Blog on the Doha Round. Check it out ! read more

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In 2010, national identity still matters a great deal. Want proof? Look no further than the Olympic Games in Vancouver , where the world’s finest athletes are... read more

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It’s tough to ignore the fact that as we begin 2010, there is a tremendous amount of work left to be done if want to complete the Doha Round of trade... read more

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Let’s do a little thought exercise. When you think of international trade, what’s the first image that comes to mind? If you’re anything like me, it’s a massive... read more

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Here in Washington, Congress is still mostly focused on getting a health care bill passed. But after a narrow victory for climate change legislation in the... read more

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In recent weeks, there have been some signs that the sharp recession which has plagued the global economy is slowly beginning to turn a corner. This is welcome... read more

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For a lot of people here in the United States, September means one thing and one thing only: the start of the  football season . The  NFL’s  sala... read more

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Last weekend was a busy one; we had the global economic equivalent of a double feature. My colleague  Tom Barry blogged  about the G20 finance... read more

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I recently attended a  panel discussion  assessing the Obama administration’s trade policy after the first six months. It was a full house despite... read more

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Water, water, everywhere.   The great British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge surely wasn’t referring to global trade negotiations when he penned this... read more

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