Does this mean Guatemala may not contest US tech regulations or standards (autos)? The framework is poorly written, owing to its vagueness (perhaps deliberately so); I assume Guatemala is not committing to allowing US regulators to oversee Guatemalan efforts to lower barriers to US agriculture.

Do it. Very in line with the McKinley obsession too.

www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Well 232 steel/aluminium supposed to be about domestic production capacity so….

But, in terms of trade strategy, I remain resolute that the tariffing authority is just one part of the story. Indeed, the authority to negotiate these ecosec agreements may inevitably be far more consequential, as are policies on immigration and climate. So, jokes aside, trees/forest and all that.)

Currently, the use of IEEPA to establish never-ending emergencies has formed the basis for any number of frameworks and even economic security agreements, whereby poor economies have committed to alignment on pliable objectives without any potential oversight or control.