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Are tariffs good or bad?

Some of our explainers on the tariff-hikes announced by the Trump administration:

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Our Briefing Papers provide a unique analysis of various elements of trade policy in the post-Brexit era.

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We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the UKTPO 8TH Annual Conference.

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  • The EU–US Trade Deal: A $750 billion commitment caught between supply security and climate strategy

  • Briefing Paper 86 – UK’S CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION: KEY ISSUES FOR THE UK-EU RESET

  • Briefing Paper 85 – HOW DOES THE UK STACK UP AGAINST OTHER EXPORTERS IN THE US MARKET?

  • Chasing Windmills: Trump’s Brazil tariffs and the Latin American ‘backyard illusion’

  • The Long Game beyond tariffs

  • Trump’s trade deals: It’s not 1931, yet.