North America
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The Coming Trump Tariff Deadline: Mapping Globalisation and Trade Fragmentation
By: Oscar du RoyIs 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...
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Before Eye for an Eye, Remember What Your Mother Told You
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Oscar GuineaThis 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...
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Trump and the Magaverse
By: Renata ZilliWelcome to the Magaverse – a parallel economic universe where imports equal weakness, deficits are enemies, and protectionism is salvation! Since...
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The WTO in the Age of Trump’s Trade Bullying – Should There Be WTO Reform?
By: Stuart HarbinsonSomething doesn’t add up. In Geneva, countries continue to profess undying commitment to the WTO. Meanwhile, their governments back home scramble...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Trade Retaliation – An Answer Waiting for Its Question
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonA question that is haunting the EU and other key trading partners of the United States is whether they should retaliate against Trump’s tariff...
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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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Ten Days After Trump’s Trade Assault: US Staring into the Abyss
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik Erixon“There are weeks when decades happen”, Lenin famously said. The first two weeks of April this year have been such an event: major foundations of...
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Beyond Retaliation: A Zero-Tariff Pact Is Europe’s Smartest Move
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Matthias BauerThe EU should act – now – to offer and call for a zero-tariff agreement with the United States. It should put the proposal on the table...