Trade Policy and U.S. Geopolitical Strategy

Mike speaks with Barbara Weisel, nonresident scholar in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She built a career serving in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for 23 years, departing as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia in October 2017. They discuss U.S. trade policy past and present, the mechanics of trade negotiations, how trade agreements impact national security and geopolitical strategy, how allies and partners should approach economic relations with the United States in the coming years, and more.

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Trade Policy and U.S. Geopolitical Strategy is an episode from The Asia Chessboard by Center for Strategic and International Studies.

This episode is 38:26 long.

This episode was published on Oct 21, 2025.

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