Karen Hansen-Kuhn

5 days ago | znetwork.org | Stuart Trew |Karen Hansen-Kuhn |Manuel Perez Rocha

Like a spoiled child, Donald Trump has kicked over the sandcastle defending what is left of the rules-based international trading order. As critics of that order, we accept the opportunity and challenge it creates to rethink international relations and mutating neoliberal dogmas. However, we are greatly concerned by the chaos and misfortune that Trump’s actions have caused for workers and farmers across North America. No one chooses to be born in the United States, Mexico, Canada or anywhere else.

Jul 16, 2024 | m.farms.com | Karen Hansen-Kuhn

By Karen Hansen-KuhnThe trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically engineered (GE) corn and glyphosate, a pesticide that GE corn is designed to resist, recently entered a new phase. The dispute is turning from the governments’ submissions and rebuttals to a dialogue with the panelists who will ultimately decide the case.

Jun 25, 2024 | bilaterals.org | Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Negotiations USMCA IATP | 24 June 2024 Next steps on the USMCA corn case: What the panelists should ask by Karen Hansen-Kuhn For original formatting (hyperlinks, tables...), view article on original page This week the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate enters a new phase. A public hearing will be held on June 26 and 27 in Mexico to consider the arguments made by both sides. This will be the first time we’ll...

Jun 25, 2024 | m.farms.com | Karen Hansen-Kuhn

By Karen Hansen-KuhnThis week the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate enters a new phase. A public hearing will be held on June 26 and 27 in Mexico to consider the arguments made by both sides. This will be the first time we’ll hear directly from the panelists who will decide the case and the last scheduled intervention before a preliminary decision is issued this fall.

May 9, 2024 | commondreams.org | Karen Hansen-Kuhn

The trade dispute over Mexico’s limitations on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate continues to unfold. On April 30, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Secretariat published the to Mexico’s published in March. Much of what’s in that analysis repeats previous U.S. comments, arguing that Mexico has violated the terms of the agreement and has failed to offer scientific evidence that GM corn and herbicide residues present potential dangers to Mexican consumers.