Brave New Deal? Assessing the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact on Free Trade Agreements

The document raises questions about whether the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact will serve as a template for future trade agreements, affect the granting of trade promotion authority (TPA), or facilitate the passage of the two agreements it specifically addresses.

• The May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact raises several critical questions regarding the future of U.S. trade policy, specifically whether its provisions will act as a "new template for bilateral and regional trade agreements" and if it will impact the administration's "fast track negotiating authority (trade promotion authority)".
• There is uncertainty regarding whether the compact will assist in passing the two agreements it applies to, due to "substantial dissatisfaction with the deal within the Democratic caucus".
• The document questions if the intervention of Congress in a negotiated trade deal indicates the conclusion of trade promotion authority (TPA) as it was previously understood.

APA

Cosbey, A. (2007). Brave New Deal? Assessing the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact on Free Trade Agreements. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/brave-new-deal-assessing-may-10th-us-bipartisan-compact-free-trade

Chicago

Cosbey, Aaron. Brave New Deal? Assessing the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact on Free Trade Agreements. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2007. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/brave-new-deal-assessing-may-10th-us-bipartisan-compact-free-trade.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cosbey2007brave, author = {Cosbey, Aaron}, title = {{Brave New Deal? Assessing the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact on Free Trade Agreements}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2007}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/brave-new-deal-assessing-may-10th-us-bipartisan-compact-free-trade}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }