The Trump Administration’s Policy Options in International Procurement

Authors

Christopher R. Yukins, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Status

Accepted

Abstract

The year 2016 saw a radical break from the free-market norms that have marked international procurement markets since World War II. In both the United Kingdom, with the Brexit referendum, and in the United States with the election of Donald Trump, major electoral shifts meant that international trade in procurement may well face new barriers. This piece first reviews developments in the United States, including the 2016 U.S. elections and the Trump administration’s approach to international procurement. The piece then discusses some of the Trump administration’s policy options, and concludes by summarizing, in a rough matrix of costs and benefits, those options.

GW Paper Series

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2017-8; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-8

SSRN Link

https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2925953

Recommended Citation

Yukins, Christopher R., The Trump Administration’s Policy Options in International Procurement (2017). 2016 West Gov. Contracts Year in Rev. Sess. 2-I (Feb. 2017); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2017-8; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-8. Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2925953