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H20 Back in the Chinese Market: Washington’s Calculated Adjustment
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorBy Hao Wu, research assistant at ECIPE Timeline Made with time.graphics NVIDIA’s H20 GPU resumed sales to China as the company announced...
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EU Anguish About the US Trade Deal Is Misplaced
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigTrump’s tariffs will fail in his objective of transforming trade, particularly if others remain open and resist retaliation. In this context the...
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Unlocking the Western Balkans: Why Serbia Holds the Geopolitical Key
Research Areas: Bridging Frontlines EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and EurasiaOver the past ten years, Serbia has emerged as the Western Balkans' top investment destination. Even more impressive is the variety of participants:...
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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...