# Wendy Cutler

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Ep. 48 - The Strait Ahead to a Fragile Truce: Iran, China, Europe and the Coming 301s

On this week’s episode of WITA’s Friday Exchange, our trade insiders discussed the Trump administration’s new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran and its implications for global trade, energy markets, and supply chains. They also examined the future of the Strait of Hormuz, including how pr…

Ep. 50 - You Can Check Out Anytime, But Can You Ever Leave? USMCA Review and U.S.-EU Trade Talks

In this week's episode, our trade insiders examine the ongoing USMCA review process, including proposed tariff actions on Canada and Mexico and the debate over how trade deficits should be interpreted in the context of integrated North American supply chains. The panel discusses the possibility of …

Ep. 51 - Coffins, Paint Rollers and other Threats to National Security: Time to Update US Trade Laws?

In this week's episode, our trade insiders discussed the Spain tariff threat and its quick reversal, and what that sequence of events suggests about navigating President Trump’s tariff threats in a post-IEEPA world. The panel also examined how "national security" is being applied as a basis for ta…

Why Should We Care if China Won’t Restrain its Flood of Exports? | with Wendy Cutler

China posted a record $1.2 trillion global trade surplus in 2025, and its export machine is still accelerating. From electric vehicles and batteries to electronics and household goods, Chinese products are pouring into markets across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Consumers may …

Ep. 53: Just in Time Delivery Tariffs: Replacing IEEPA Tariffs with Section 301, and Dusting Off Section 338

In this week's episode, our trade insiders dissect the administration's newly imposed Section 301 tariffs on forced labor, hitting 60 trading partners. Our former negotiators debate the legal standing of the tariffs and the likelihood of whether or not they’ll hold up in court. They also unpack the…

Ep. 56: Kick the Dog to Avoid Poking the Bear: Canada's 232 Countdown, USTR's India Dilemma, a Transshipment Trojan Horse

Our trade insiders count down to the August 19th tariff deadline with Canada. Is an interim deal in the card and does trading away autos, steel, and aluminum leverage help or hurt the USMCA review and talks with Mexico? Then they turn to stalled Southeast Asian and Indian negotiations awaiting the …

Ep 58: A Deal Within Reach, Until It Wasn’t: Why the U.S.-Canada Deal Collapsed

In this week's episode, our trade insiders unpack the collapse of a U.S.-Canada deal, tracing a week that moved from Smoot-Hawley-level tariffs and calibrated Canadian retaliation to Ambassador Greer's French-language olive branch and Prime Minister Carney's decision to walk away at the eleventh ho…

Ep 60: Pushing Our Partners Closer — Canada’s Retaliation and the World Trading On

Marking the one year anniversary of The Friday Exchange, our trade insiders open up with personal reflections on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the extraordinary international solidarity they witnessed while serving in and around USTR.They then turn to another turbulent week in trade, as Canada’s…

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Featured Speakers: Wendy Cutler, Senior Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Blake Harden, Managing Director, Washington Council Ernst & Young; previously served as Trade Counsel on the House Ways & Means Committee; and in the office of the…

Trump's tariffs and the future of global trade

Are Donald Trump's tariffs changing global trade for good? As the US and China compete for economic influence, former US trade negotiator Wendy Cutler explains what the new global trade order means for businesses, investors and governments. In this episode of Economic Security Watch from fDi Intell…