Some interesting weekend reads

 Some weekend readings on international economic law and policy:

1. With withdrawals from international organisations making headlines, the possibility of the US' withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and what is in store, this brief piece by William Alan Reinsch in CSIS offers the odds and what may be in store. 

2. For a more complicated econometric analysis of how domestic politics influences participation in international organizations, this NBER paper by T. Renee Bowen J. Lawrence Broz Christina J. Schneider titled "Domestic Politics and International Organizations" is a must read. A very difficult read at that, I must admit. Try deciphering this:

3. A brief overview of the possible reactions of countries to tariff plans of the US as well as what is in store in this succinct piece by Alan Wm. Wolff.

4. The issue of ISDS and its legitimacy is often a topic on this blog. This piece studies the appointment of arbitrators as a subject of discussion and whether only state nominees as arbitrators instead of parties to the arbitration deciding the arbitrators could enhance the legitimacy.