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Navigating law & technology | exploring international & regional trade
Hakakire Services produces rigorous analytical research on artificial intelligence law and policy, international and regional trade policy and the intersection of AI and trade.
Rigorous analysis where policy gaps are widest
Our work spans AI regulation, regional trade frameworks, and the friction points where algorithmic systems intersect with cross-border commerce. Each domain is measured, not modeled from assumption.
AI Governance
Regional Trade
Trade-AI Intersection
Empirical studies on bilateral and multilateral trade flows, tariff structures, and regional agreement outcomes measured against verifiable economic data.
Regulatory gap analysis, algorithmic accountability frameworks, and cross-jurisdictional compliance studies for national AI policy bodies.
Case-level analysis of how automated systems affect customs, classification, market-access rules, and dispute resolution under existing trade law.
Peer-reviewed. Cited. Available now.
Algorithmic Classification and WTO Schedules
Data Flows, Digital Trade, and the Governance Deficit
AI Procurement Rules in Public Sector Trade Agreements
Examines how automated tariff classification tools interact with bound schedule commitments, identifying measurable compliance gaps in fourteen jurisdictions.
Documents how four OECD governments have interpreted GPA obligations when procuring AI-enabled services, noting where current text fails to provide clear guidance.
Maps existing data-localization rules against cross-border digital service flows, quantifying regulatory divergence between CPTPP, EU, and RCEP members.
Research mandates and advisory engagements accepted
Governments and international bodies commission Meridian for evidence reviews, dispute-support analysis, and regulatory gap assessments. Engagements are scoped, time-bound, and delivered with documented methodology.