Trade, Globalisation and Security
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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 Limits of Autonomy: Realigning Quantum Strategy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Dyuti PandyaOn July 2, 2025, the European Commission released its Quantum Strategy, outlining the EU’s vision to secure a leading position in the global...
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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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Modern Globalisation and the Nation State – The Evolving International Political Economy
By: David HenigUnresolved political economy contradictions are becoming more evident – between a national manufacturing narrative versus actual technology-led...
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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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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...