CSIS Issues Commentary: Return of the Alien Tort Statute
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by William Alan Reinsch, chair emeritus with the Economics Program:
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The Return of the Alien Tort Statute
One of the things that makes trade interesting is that most of its battles are never really over. They may go away temporarily, but they always return for another round. A current example of that is the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). . . .
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The Return of the Alien Tort Statute
One of the things that makes trade interesting is that most of its battles are never really over. They may go away temporarily, but they always return for another round. A current example of that is the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). . . .