ASP’s Grant in Forbes – The Shutdown Doesn’t Stop at America’s Shores
Today on Forbes leadership blog ASP Adjunct Fellow Dan Grant and Glenn Nye a former congressman wrote on the US Government Shutdown and it’s implications for key trade agreements.
They noted:
The government shutdown has caused the negotiation process for both the TTIP and the TPP to go into seizure and threatens to cast serious doubt on the United States as a reliable trading partner. The prospect of the federal government defaulting on its debts threatens even greater damage, at the very least undermining the rock-solid faith in American treasury bonds and imperiling America’s potency in the global market.
In conclusion they said:
This serves as a reminder that the effects of the shutdown won’t be limited to the United States and the here and now. The fallout could be far-reaching, both economically and strategically.
Read the full article on Forbes
The piece also appeared in the Chicago Tribune:
