Trans-Pacific Partnership Becoming a Reality

By Kevin E. Noonan — One of Donald J. Trump's signature campaign promises was to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiated by the Obama administration, and true to his word he did just that almost immediately upon being sworn into office (see "Why President Trump Is Wrong about Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement"). This action raised questions about the fate of the agreement, which had as a trigger for coming into force that the signatories make up 34% of global GDP. Last July, representatives of the "TPP-11" (all of the TPP member states other than the United States, i.e., Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile,…Original Article