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The Coming Trump Tariff Deadline: Mapping Globalisation and Trade Fragmentation
Is global trade about to be so bruised we can no longer talk about a global economy? As we’re getting close to the deadline for the Trump tariff deals, it’s only natural that the question is...
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Before Eye for an Eye, Remember What Your Mother Told You
This blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 6th of July 2025. The original article can be found here. On 9 July – or maybe later who knows – Donald Trump is expected to...
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Trump and the Magaverse
Welcome to the Magaverse – a parallel economic universe where imports equal weakness, deficits are enemies, and protectionism is salvation! Since his campaign, Trump has been clear that tariffs...
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The WTO in the Age of Trump’s Trade Bullying – Should There Be WTO Reform?
Something doesn’t add up. In Geneva, countries continue to profess undying commitment to the WTO. Meanwhile, their governments back home scramble for deals with Washington – deals which undermine...
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What is the Endgame of Trump’s Tariffs?
It’s an occupational hazard of a trade economist, perhaps, that you will get your holiday disrupted by Trump’s trade tirades. At any rate, this is what happened to me as I went for an Easter...
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The US and China Have Reached a Temporary Truce in the Trade Wars, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead
This article is co-authored with Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide. Defying expectations, the United States and China have...
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Free Trade Is the Proper Response to US Protectionism
Six weeks after President Trump’s “Liberation Day”, in which he imposed “reciprocal tariffs” on the world, United States (US) trade policy remains predatory, volatile, and...
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Globalisation Is Winning – And Other Trade Trends in the Age of Trump
Trade talk has gone mainstream as a result of President Trump’s actions. On top of reporting costs and uncertainty to business this has meant numerous bold statements like the world never being the...
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Trade Retaliation – An Answer Waiting for Its Question
A question that is haunting the EU and other key trading partners of the United States is whether they should retaliate against Trump’s tariff assault. So far, the EU’s response to the Trump...
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten UK Identity
There was a small sigh of relief in the UK when President Trump finally reached the country in his tariff scoreboard revealing the lowest possible number of 10%. Limited, because with 25% on steel,...