Posts tagged US Trade Policy
The Seen and Unseen Protectionism in the U.S. State of the Union

Gabriella Beaumont-Smith

On March 1, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union (SOTU) speech. While trade policy has not been a priority for the Biden Administration, it played a larger than expected role in the speech. The president not only explicitly spoke about trade policy but discussed other priorities less obviously related to trade.

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Irish-American: Biden's Heritage and Transatlantic Relations

Anna Guildea

On the night of November 7th as Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially won the United States presidential election, a clip from several years ago resurfaced to make its rounds on Twitter: the President-Elect can be seen passing throngs of press, with one voice overheard: “Sir, can you answer a few questions for the BBC?” to which Biden replies, with his signature grin: “The BBC? I’m Irish.”

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