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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Paradigm Or Wolf In Sheep's Clothing?, Meredith Kolsky Lewis
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Paradigm Or Wolf In Sheep's Clothing?, Meredith Kolsky Lewis
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is currently negotiating with seven other countries to form a new trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP has the potential to expand into a Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). At present there are several competing models for Asia-Pacific economic integration that exclude the United States entirely. In such an environment, the TPP presents the United States with a welcome opportunity, not only to participate, but also to take a leadership role in establishing the terms for a region-wide agreement. Nevertheless, the USTR must make the TPP …