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Short bio
Philip A. Luck is director of the Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business at CSIS, and an associate editor of the Journal of Geoeconomics. He served as deputy chief economist at the U.S. Department of State from 2022 to 2025, and as acting chief economist in 2023–24. His research on trade, supply chains, and economic statecraft has appeared in the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Journal of Labor Economics.
Topics
- Tariffs and U.S. trade policy
- Export controls and sanctions
- Economic coercion
- U.S.–China economic competition
- Supply chains and reshoring
- AI infrastructure and trade
- Migration and labor markets
Coverage
- Oct 2026Trump's Iran Sanctions Run Into LimitsSemafor
- Aug 2026China Unlikely to Stop Buying Iranian Oil in the Face of U.S. ThreatsCBS News
- Aug 2026What a Trade War with Canada Means for U.S. ConsumersNPR
- Aug 2026Congress Eyes Tighter Sanctions on Russia – with Wiggle Room for TrumpThe Christian Science Monitor
- Aug 2026The Graham Sanctions Bill: What It Would Change — and What It Would NotIndependence Avenue Media
- Aug 2026Think Tank: More Russia Work Awaits Congress If Sanctions Bill Becomes LawExport Compliance Daily
- Aug 2026Europe Sets the Tone on Big Tech Regulation. Could That Upset Trade With the U.S.?Barron's
- Aug 2026G20 Faces Divide Over Debt, AI and Global GrowthBloomberg TV
- Jun 2026'China Shock' Fear Shapes EU Trade PolicyAxios
- Jun 2026DeepSeek Dodges U.S. Blacklist as Washington Holds Fire on 100+ Chinese CompaniesBusiness Insider
- Jun 2026US Holds Off Blacklisting China's DeepSeek as Over 100 Firms Are Deemed Security RisksU.S. News
- Jun 2026Iran, Ukraine, Trade on the G7 Summit AgendaBBC
- May 2026A Tech Worker Coalition Is Piloting a Basic Income Program for AI Job LossesBusiness Insider
- Apr 2026When the World Stops SyncingPolitico
- Mar 2026US Mulls Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Oil at Sea Despite War on TehranBarron's
- Feb 2026What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Levy Tariffs?New York Times
- Feb 2026Trump's Section 122 Tariffs Could Spur New Legal Battle, Experts SayCBS News
- Jan 2026Europe Begins Deleting AmericaPolitico
- Jan 2026Can Europe Constrain Trump?The Dispatch
- Jan 2026EU Leaders Consider Using a 'Trade Bazooka' in Response to Trump's Tariff ThreatsCBS News
- Jan 2026Inside Venezuela's Oil ReservesCBS News
- Jan 2026What a Break With Europe Means for the American EconomyWall Street Journal
- Jan 2026What Trump's Tariff Threats Over Greenland Would Mean for U.S. ConsumersCBS News
- Jan 2026Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Has Trump Administration, US Businesses Bracing for ImpactFox News
- Dec 2025AI Investment Shows Little Sign of Being Slowed by TariffsNPR Marketplace
- Dec 2025Stocks Rally After Christmas HolidayCBS News
- Dec 2025Canada Is Courting Asia After a Challenging Year of Trade RelationsBusiness Insider
- Nov 2025Xi Risks Global Blowback If China Curbs Rare Earths to JapanBloomberg
- Nov 2025What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Levy Tariffs?New York Times
- Oct 2025How China Weaponized Soybeans to Squeeze U.S. FarmersWashington Post
- Oct 2025How Are Leading Western Think Tanks Unboxing the Xi-Trump Summit?South China Morning Post
- Oct 2025US Delays 50% Sanctions Rule for China's Rare-Earth ReprieveBloomberg
- Oct 2025Trump-Xi Meeting Nears with High Stakes and Hopes, but Few DetailsCNBC
- Oct 2025Trump's Asia Trip to Test His Dealmaking Abilities with Old Rivals and New FriendsCNN
- Oct 2025US, Chinese Officials Face Off on Export Controls, Trump Tariff Threat in MalaysiaReuters
- Oct 2025Why the U.S. Government May Look to Invest in Quantum ComputingCNBC
- Sep 2025Canada's Battle with Trump Could Boost Its Stocks. Where to Invest Now.Barron's
- Aug 2025Using Tariffs to Push for More Chip Production Could Backfire on U.S. AI AmbitionsCNBC
- Aug 2025Trump Expands Use of Tariffs to Reach National Security GoalsWashington Post
- Jul 2025Trump Targets Big and Small Nations in Drive to Raise TariffsWashington Post
- Jul 2025Morning Edition: How Trade Negotiations Impact the U.S. EconomyNPR
- Jun 2025Threat of More Tariffs Hangs Over Countries Negotiating Trade DealsNew York Times
- Jun 2025These Are the Sticking Points Holding Up a U.S.-EU Trade DealCNBC
- Jun 2025Trump's Trade Delegation Is Set to Face Off With China's Negotiators in LondonBusiness Insider
- May 2025Trade Truce Is Under Pressure. Beijing Responds as Trump Says China Violated Deal.Barron's
- May 2025US-China Trade Talks, Tariffs, DraftKings CEO: CatalystsYahoo Finance
- May 2025Door Opens a Crack for Talks With China on TariffsBloomberg
- Apr 2025The Pressure Is On for Trump to Deliver Trade Deals Fast Before the Tariff Pause EndsBusiness Insider
- Apr 2025How Economic Uncertainty Can Lead to RecessionTIME
- Apr 2025Trump Tariffs: Hitting Close Partner Singapore 'a Surprise', Says Ex-Senior US Trade OfficialThe Straits Times
- Apr 2025For Trump, Tariff Gamble Brings Political RiskReuters
- Mar 2025Trump Assembles Great Wall of AmericaThe Straits Times
- Mar 2025The Trade War Is About to Ramp Up. A Guide for Tariff Week.Barron's
- Mar 2025What's Up With Trump's Talk of Expanding the U.S.?Washington Post
- Mar 2025Secondary Tariffs: Why 'More Uncertainty' Will Come After April 2Yahoo Finance
- Mar 2025Billion-Dollar US Levies on Chinese Ships Risk 'Trade Apocalypse'Bloomberg
- Mar 2025Trump's Tariff Rollback Brings Limited Respite as New Levies LoomAFP / France 24
- Mar 2025Taxes on Exports Could Be a Second Blow to American BusinessesInc.
- Feb 2025President Trump Is Testing the Limits of Emergency Powers, AgainNPR
- Feb 2025Donald Trump Signs His Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs, but With a DelayYahoo Finance
- Feb 2025What Is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act?New York Times
- Feb 2025China Announces Counter Tariffs on Numerous U.S. ProductsCBS News
- Feb 2025China Counters With Tariffs on U.S. Products and an Investigation of GoogleLos Angeles Times
- Feb 2025Big Tech to Tungsten: What Industries Are the Focus of China's New US Tariffs?The Guardian
- Jan 2025Luck: Tariffs Would Disrupt U.S. ManufacturingCNBC
- Jun 2019The South Is Down, But Don't Count It OutBloomberg
- Mar 2019Why Did the China Shock Hurt So Much?The Economist
- Jan 2019The 'China Shock' Has Not Been as Bad as Donald Trump ThinksFinancial Times
- Aug 2018The Perverse Side Effects of America's Harsh Immigration PoliciesThe Economist
- May 2018New Tariffs Could Increase the Price of BeerCNN
Podcasts
- Sep 2026What the US-Canada Trade War Means for EuropeBruegel
- Jun 2026Was the G7 Summit in France a Success?CSIS State of Play
- May 2026How to Win a Summit: China's Economic and Commercial LeverageCSIS Pekingology
- Nov 2025Are President Trump's tariffs working?CSIS State of Play
- Nov 2025Tariffs at the Supreme Court, a CS3D Update, and Nvidia Chips to the UAECSIS The Trade Guys
- Nov 2025Takeaways from Trump's Trip to AsiaCSIS The Trade Guys
- Oct 2025Shipping Emissions, Pre-APEC Tit For Tat, and U.S. Agriculture ExportsCSIS The Trade Guys
- Oct 2025The Future of Globalization and Other Big QuestionsCSIS The Trade Guys
- Oct 2025Tariffs on Furniture, Pharma, and Films, China at the WTO, and AGOA ExpirationCSIS The Trade Guys
- Oct 2025Why We Can't Break Up: Antitrust and Big TechCSIS Cache Me If You Can
- Sep 2025Explaining Muted Tariff Impacts, Farmers in Trouble, and US-UK Trade TalksCSIS The Trade Guys
- Sep 2025Nvidia vs. China, Lumber Disputes with Canada, and a Russia Sanctions UpdateCSIS The Trade Guys
- Aug 2025Escalating Tariff Fights with Brazil and India and how U.S. Efforts Impact Russia and ChinaCSIS The Trade Guys
- Aug 2025The Trump-South Korea Trade Deal: Who Wins?CSIS The Impossible State
- Jul 2025Putting Economic Pressure on Russia and New Tariff AgreementsCSIS The Trade Guys
- May 2025Emergency Podcast: U.S.–China Tariff PauseCSIS The Truth of the Matter
- May 2025Debt MattersCSIS The Truth of the Matter
- Apr 2025Emergency Trade Guys: Tariff Whiplash and Chinese DecouplingCSIS The Trade Guys
- Mar 2025Brief: What to Expect from TariffsCSIS The Truth of the Matter
- Mar 2025Scholl Chair Phil Luck and the Trade Guys Provide a Tariff UpdateCSIS The Trade Guys
- Mar 2025The EU at a Crossroads: Big Updates in Germany and the Cost of Trump TariffsCSIS The Eurofile
- Feb 2025Tariffs and More TariffsCSIS The Truth of the Matter
- Feb 2025Tariff LeverageCSIS The Truth of the Matter
Events & briefings
- Sep 2026U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142CSIS
- Aug 2026The Russia Sanctions Bill, Sanctions Coordination, and Getting Sanctions Right | The Trade OffCSIS
- Aug 2026Trade Deficits and Growing EU-China TensionsCSIS
- Jul 2026EST Rapid Roundup: More Tariffs and ImplicationsCSIS
- Jul 2026Tech and Trade in Korea: AI Boom and Tariffs Return | The Capital Cable #139CSIS
- Jul 2026The U.S.–Iran War and Its Economic Fallout | The High TopCSIS
- Jun 2026Press Briefing: Previewing the G7 SummitCSIS
- Jun 2026Data Centers, AI, and the Future of U.S. Strategic CompetitivenessCSIS
- May 2026EST Rapid Roundup: Unpacking the Trump-Xi Summit Pt.1 - Trade and InvestmentCSIS
- May 2026Press Briefing: Previewing the Trump-Xi SummitCSIS
- Mar 2026EST Rapid Roundup: Is the WTO at a Turning Point?CSIS
- Feb 2026EST Rapid Roundup: What Comes Next for U.S. Trade Policy After the Supreme Court's IEEPA Ruling?CSIS
- Feb 2026Japan's Election and Implications for Korea and U.S. | The Capital Cable #129CSIS
- Jan 2026Indo-Pacific Forecast 2026CSIS
- Nov 2025Federal Statistics For Economic SecurityCSIS
- Oct 2025Press Briefing: Previewing President Trump's Asia VisitCSIS
- Oct 2025U.S.–China Trade War | The Capital Cable #123CSIS
- Oct 2025Understanding the Future of North American Trade and SecurityCSIS
- Oct 2025Unlocking Growth in Emerging Markets and Developed Countries: Digital Integration and Fiscal InnovationCSIS
- Sep 2025Inaugural Manila Strategy ForumCSIS
- Aug 2025What Happened at the Trump-Lee Summit? | The Capital Cable #119CSIS
- Aug 2025Press Briefing: Previewing White House Visit of South Korean President Lee Jae MyungCSIS
- Aug 2025The Impossible State Live Podcast: The Trump-South Korea Trade Deal: Who Wins?CSIS
- Jul 2025U.S.–South Korea Trade Deal | The Capital Cable #117CSIS
- Jun 2025Summit on Resilient U.S. Medical Supply ChainsCSIS
- Apr 2025Press Briefing: Assessing the Impact of 'Liberation Day' TariffsCSIS
- Feb 2025Immigration Policy Solutions to Critical Worker ShortagesCSIS
- Feb 2025Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Wars | The Capital Cable #106CSIS
- Feb 2025Unpacking President Trump's Tariffs ActionCSIS