The Trans-Pacific Partnership

Will the EU step up to secure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade?
Will the EU step up to secure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade?
On 16 September 2021 China lodged an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This immediately kicked-off a debate…
The scope to negotiate with China on the CPTPP
The scope to negotiate with China on the CPTPP
China’s recent request to begin talks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was a surprise. With geopolitical tensions at a high, China is…
Australia’s real leverage in China’s CPTTP bid
Australia’s real leverage in China’s CPTTP bid
When China applied earlier this month to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the renamed 11-nation trade pact spanning Asia and the…
Playing catch-up: Britain’s re-engagement with Southeast Asia
Playing catch-up: Britain’s re-engagement with Southeast Asia
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made a whirlwind trip last week to Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore – three key nations that figure prominently in the UK’s post-Brexit…
Economic diplomacy: Patent politics and trade deal twists
Economic diplomacy: Patent politics and trade deal twists
Biden’s jab First it was new carbon emission cuts, and then a global minimum corporate tax. But it is hard to beat the Biden administration’s move to shaft the pharmaceutical…
Expanding the CPTPP: A form guide to prospective members
Expanding the CPTPP: A form guide to prospective members
In February, the United Kingdom became the first nation to formally apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the 11…
Is the TPP worth it?
Is the TPP worth it?
The TPP, the biggest and most controversial trade deal in recent decades, has just passed the Senate in Australia with bipartisan support. Despite its speedy confirmation, the TPP…
CPTPP wobbles over foreign investor rights
CPTPP wobbles over foreign investor rights
With the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) now signed and awaiting ratification by the member states, the issue of investor-state…
The long road back for the US to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The long road back for the US to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Tentative signs the US may have been adopting a more sensible view on trade have been dashed by President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose tariffs of 25% on…
'Message to Trump – no TPP renegotiation'
Commentary
'Message to Trump – no TPP renegotiation'
Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review (Photo: Washington Post/Getty Images). Stephen Grenville