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What Next for the UK-EU Trade Relationship?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigOn May 19 the UK and EU started a new phase in their turbulent history. By agreeing a future program of work including negotiating alignment on food...
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Globalisation Is Winning – And Other Trade Trends in the Age of Trump
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East New Globalisation North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigTrade talk has gone mainstream as a result of President Trump’s actions. On top of reporting costs and uncertainty to business this has meant...
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten UK Identity
By: David HenigThere was a small sigh of relief in the UK when President Trump finally reached the country in his tariff scoreboard revealing the lowest possible...
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Finding an Alternative to Populist Trade Policies
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigEven before the chaos of Trump’s second term, bringing back factory jobs and talking about tariffs were the predominant trade policy discussions in...
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Decision-Time – The 2025 UK Trade Policy Stocktake
By: David HenigDelivering an EU reset amid the tumult likely to follow the re-election of President Trump makes 2025 a year when the UK government must make trade...
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Europe’s Renewed Trade Policy Challenge
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigPresident Trump’s return to the White House means that trade policy will return to prominence. For one thing we know for certain is that he...
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This Is What the UK Wants From an EU Reset (But What Will It Offer, and What Does the EU Want?)
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigWith Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen agreeing regular future summits and joint working by officials to prepare them, the first stage of the...
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Early Reflections of a New UK Trade Policy Approach – Tensions to Be Resolved, Narrative Created
By: David HenigMany years ago, a veteran trade commentator welcomed me to a field he said was endlessly fascinating but in which nothing actually happened. In...
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A July General Election Offers a New Government Time to Rethink EU Relations
By: David HenigAs the speculation built that a UK General Election was to be called, those with one eye on UK-EU relations noted that the soon-to-be-confirmed date...
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A First 100 Days for UK Trade Policy
Tags: UKBy: David HenigWithin a matter of months, the UK will almost certainly have a new government. As much as a change of direction will be a new energy as seen in 1997...
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Building a New UK-EU Relationship Around Trade and Climate
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigThere’s an inevitability every time we consider individual issues in the UK-EU to reflect on the past few years of Brexit. This raking over past...
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State of UK Trade Policy 2024 – Preparing for New Direction
By: David HenigSince Brexit, Free Trade Agreements have been the focus of UK trade policy to the extent of obscuring other activities. Notwithstanding this year’s...