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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 04/09/2026

New blog: Fiona Smith asks should the UK Deforestation Regulations be part of a wider reconsideration of the UK’s approach to the relationship between trade and sustainability? How will regulatory divergence be managed between the UK Regulations and the EUDR? www.uktpo.org/2026/09/04/a...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 22/07/2026

The UK government has proposed a second round of tariff suspensions on selected products, but will it actually ease the burden on consumers? Adriana Brenis Castro and Sahana Suraj breakdown these suspensions: www.uktpo.org/2026/07/08/c... #UKTPO #InternationalTrade @thecitp.bsky.social

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 26/05/2026

In our latest blog, Minako Morita-Jaeger looks at Cambodia's application to join the CPTPP, and introduces our latest report on the regulatory gaps between the CPTPP and Cambodia. ➡️ Read the blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/05/20/c... 👉 Read the full report: www.uktpo.org/wp-content/u... #TradePolicy

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 08/05/2026

Last week, business leaders urged the government to strengthen the UK's economic security following the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. Yet, what does economic security actually cover? And what does it mean for trade? Minako Morita-Jaeger explains: www.uktpo.org/2026/01/07/a...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 10/04/2026

Why do countries trade? How does trade actually impact economic growth? Pinar Gunes explains why trade should be seen as a win-win exchange, and not a competition: www.uktpo.org/2026/04/08/w... #Explainer #TradePolicy #InternationalTrade @thecitp.bsky.social

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 10/03/2026

Last week Henry Gao, professor of law at Singapore Management University, joined us to unpack the effects of the US sweeping Reciprocal Tariffs Policy in Asia and beyond. We are extremely grateful to Prof. Gao for sharing his insights on the current state of global trade with us.

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 06/03/2026

What are the next steps for Europe-India trade? As talks of deeper Europe-India trade links pick up speed, @davidheniguk.bsky.social and Apoorva Vishnoi analyse what's next for this relationship: www.uktpo.org/2026/03/06/n...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 25/02/2026

EFRA has recently published a report aimed at ensuring that any future SPS framework is "economically beneficial, constitutionally accountable and operationally workable" - Carolina Maciel provides an in-depth analysis of this report in the latest UKTPO blog: www.uktpo.org/2026/02/20/a...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 20/02/2026

Is the India-EU FTA the 'mother of all deals'? What are its benefits? While the text of the agreement is not available yet, @achyuthanil.bsky.social and @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social analyse what can be gleaned from the documents released so far: www.uktpo.org/2026/02/18/w... #InternationalTrade

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 28/01/2026

Today's seminar by Jennifer Hillman on the US Supreme Court IEEPA case provided an insightful in-depth look into the case's implications, possible outcomes and the ripple effects on tariff policy and the future of executive power. 📽️ The seminar will be available online very soon.

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 23/01/2026

🚨With the upcoming US Supreme Court ruling on reciprocal tariffs, what does it mean for the future of tariffs + executive power? To discuss this, we are hosting a hybrid seminar by Prof Jennifer Hillman (Georgetown University) 🌐 Register to attend online: universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 09/12/2025

How will the UK's Critical Minerals Strategy work? @achyuthanil.bsky.social and @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social offer a critical analysis: www.uktpo.org/2025/12/09/a... #InternationalTrade #CriticalMinerals #copper #EU

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 02/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 8th UKTPO Conference. The day was filled with engaging research presentations and discussions, highlighting the need to understand the current state of flux in international trade and trade policy, and how this impacts a multitude of sectors.

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 26/11/2025

Is it possible to deliver a UK-EU re-set that actually works? What constitutes a win or a loss for the UK? @emilylydgate.bsky.social tackles this in our latest blog: www.uktpo.org/2025/11/26/h... #Brexit #InternationalTrade #TradePolicy

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 26/11/2025

The UK should assess how digital trade provisions affect small and medium businesses and consider the importance placed on AI safety and the protection of personal data. This is just one of the recommendations in the UK Trade Policy: An Independent Review. ➡️ Read in full: citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 28/10/2025

Due to high demand, we have reached full capacity and are now operating a waiting list. If you would like to attend the UKTPO Conference and be added to the waiting list, please email us at uktpo@sussex.ac.uk

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 28/10/2025

🚨 Registration is now open for the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference, 1 Dec 2025, London. Please note: Availability is limited. Registering does not guarantee entry. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 👉 TO REGISTER please follow this link: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 01/10/2025

Once again, Trump is threatening tariffs on films made outside the US, claiming that other countries have "stolen" business from the US movie industry. Yet, how would these tariffs work? Ingo Borchert explains: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/07/b... #InternationalTrade #US #TrumpTariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 26/09/2025

With great sadness we would like to inform you that our great friend and colleague, Jim Rollo, [emeritus] Professor at Sussex University, passed away peacefully on Thursday. We have posted our own tribute and we welcome any recollections, thoughts or memories of Jim: www.uktpo.org/2025/09/26/i...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 23/09/2025

UKTPO Co-Director Emily Lydgate joins today's @odi-trade.bsky.social conference to explore the intersection of supply chain resilience, climate goals and development. Picture via @achyuthanil.bsky.social #InternationalTrade #Geoeconomics #TradePolicy

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 18/09/2025

The World Trade Organization Public Forum has been packed with thought-provoking discussions and in-depth looks at international trade policy. The @thecitp.bsky.social ran a live recording of their podcast Trade Bites which will be available soon. #WTOPublicForum #InternationalTrade

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 17/09/2025

UKTPO's Michael Gasiorek and Sahana Suraj will be at the #WTOPublicForum 👉 “Revitalising Trade Policy Reviews in an era of fragmentation”, 18 Sep @10:45am CEST, Library, with Willy Alfaro, Amar Breckenridge and Sabina Maria Ciofu 👉 www.wto.org/english/foru...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 22/08/2025

We are welcoming research papers to be presented at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference. If you have an academic paper that fits our theme, send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 Sept 2025. More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 13/08/2025

Our latest blog explores the EU–US trade deal, how it could shift the EU’s key trade relationships in energy and influence its progress toward achieving climate goals: www.uktpo.org/2025/08/12/t... #tariffs #InternationalTrade #UStariffs #UStradedeal

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 12/08/2025

"These tariffs are a misguided effort to revive an illusion of hemispheric control, at odds with international law and economic cooperation." - @anasperes.bsky.social takes a closer look at Trump's recent executive order that raised tariffs on Brazilian goods by 40%: www.uktpo.org/2025/08/01/t...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 05/08/2025

We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference. If you have an academic paper that fits our theme, send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 Sept 2025. More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 05/08/2025

In this new UKTPO blog, @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social calls for a coordinated response to US tariffs, "one that goes beyond tariffs and takes a hard look at the processes and structures of international regimes": www.uktpo.org/2025/08/01/t... #InternationalTrade #Trump #USTariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 08/07/2025

Our latest Briefing Paper explores why a “mutual recognition” of conformity assessment bodies and principles of accreditation for goods is so important for the UK, but also hard to achieve. Read it in full here: www.uktpo.org/briefing-pap...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 27/06/2025

In this new UKTPO Briefing Paper, Mattia Di Ubaldo and Anupama Sen examine the UK's position as an exporter to the US, compared to its main competitors, and identify over 500 products that could lead to export growth opportunities for the UK: www.uktpo.org/briefing-pap... #InternationalTrade

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 10/06/2025

TOMORROW: Join us on campus for James Bacchus' book launch: Democracy for a Sustainable World: The Path from the Pnyx. 🗓️ 2:30-4 pm, Jubilee G32, Falmer, University of Sussex @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 06/06/2025

WEBINAR: Following the recent tariffs threatened by the US, is the WTO or even globalisation itself, dead? As one of the original architects of the WTO, James Bacchus will provide his views on the way forward for global trade cooperation. Register here: universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 28/05/2025

WEBINAR: Following the recent tariffs threatened by the US, is the WTO or even globalisation itself, dead? James Bacchus will provide his views, as one of the original architects of the WTO, on the way forward for global trade cooperation. 👉 Register here: universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 14/05/2025

Has trade become a tool to assert power, control narratives, and forge alliances? @anasperes.bsky.social and Minako Morita-Jaeger analyse the UK-US ‘geopolitical’ deal: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/14/u... #InternationalTrade #UStariffs #tariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 12/05/2025

As much as both sides would like us to believe it is a great deal, this is not actually a Free Trade Agreement. So, what is behind of the so-called 'U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal' (US-UK EPD)? Our team explains: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/09/s... #InternationalTrade #Tariffs #UStariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 07/05/2025

On Sunday, the US president stated that he would impose tariffs to foreign-made films to boost America's film industry, which he claimed was dying "a very fast death". But, how could these tariffs work? UKTPO's Ingo Borchert explains: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/07/b...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 02/05/2025

As part of our UK Trade Policy Review, we wanted to know what the UK general public wants from trade policy and their priorities for the ‘trade-offs’ involved in achieving those ambitions. Explore our findings: citp.ac.uk/uktpr/unders...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 02/05/2025

The uncertainty caused by the trade policy actions undertaken by the Trump administration poses a serious challenge to the world, but particularly to Latin America. Read this new blog post: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/02/t... #InternationalTrade #US #tariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 25/04/2025

Tariffs can have both harmful and beneficial effects for the economy that imposes them. Most economists argue that the negative impacts outweigh the positive ones. Our new blog post attempts to clarify the key ways in which tariffs work: www.uktpo.org/2025/04/25/a... #InternationalTrade #UStariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 04/04/2025

"Trade policy needs to navigate its way through these challenges. The path is tricky, and it is easy to get blinded by the US administration’s fireworks – however ephemeral" says @michaelgasiorek.bsky.social in our latest blog. Read in full: www.uktpo.org/2025/04/04/b...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 04/04/2025

"Trump tells the American people that tariffs are a tax on foreigners. However, his own USTR disagrees and assumes that a significant burden falls on American consumers." - Our latest blog examines the USTR's analysis accompanying Trump's tariff announcement: www.uktpo.org/2025/04/04/w...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 21/03/2025

So much has been said about the tariff-hikes announced by the Trump administration. Yet, only a fraction were implemented. In this new blog we assess the relevance of the steel and aluminium tariffs for UK exporters: www.uktpo.org/2025/03/21/t... #InternationalTrade #tradepolicy #UStariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 17/03/2025

Our latest publication, 'Trade and the intensity of product regulation' adds to the extensive research on how technical Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) such as SPS and TBT affect trade. Access it in full here: www.uktpo.org/wp-content/u...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 14/03/2025

Can democratic middle powers, such as the UK, play a pivotal role in the ‘new normal’? Minako Morita-Jaeger answers this question in this new UKTPO blog post. Read it in full: www.uktpo.org/2025/03/14/c... #Tariffs #InternationalTrade #UStariffs

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 03/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the UKTPO Annual Conference, and thank you to @chathamhouse.bsky.social, such wonderful hosts. It was a packed event with sessions covering topics such as AI, product variety post-Brexit, the trade-climate relationship, critical minerals and more.

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 28/02/2025

We're off to a great start at the #UKTPOConference, at Chatham House. This year’s theme is Trade and Policy in Stormy Times. Brexit and tariff increases, the role of #AI, and other complex issues surrounding the WTO and trade legislation are just some of the topics that will be covered today.

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 26/02/2025

🗓️ The 7th Annual #UKTPOConference will take place this Friday at Chatham House. This year’s theme is Trade and Policy in Stormy Times. 👏 We are looking forward to an engaging, interdisciplinary programme of papers and speakers that will explore the unprecedented challenges in today's #tradepolicy.

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 24/02/2025

For third countries exporting to the EU (this includes the UK since exiting the #EUsinglemarket), new developments around regulations on pesticides and animal welfare are likely to hinder their access to the EU market. New blog post by Carolina Maciel: www.uktpo.org/2025/02/21/b...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 18/02/2025

New @voxeu.org column analyses some of the broader arguments for raising tariffs – revenue, restriction, and reciprocity – and the potential repercussions. Read here: cepr.org/voxeu/column... #UKtrade #UStariffs #InternationalTrade

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 11/02/2025

How much damage could Trump’s tariffs do and what can be done? At the UKTPO we have been looking at the impact of these policies. ✏️ Ian Henry analyses automobile tariffs and asks, will Trump’s tariff policy correct an unusual imbalance? Read here: www.uktpo.org/2025/02/10/t...

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · 03/02/2025

How much damage could Trump’s tariffs do and what can be done? @michaelgasiorek.bsky.social answers these questions in our latest blog: www.uktpo.org/2025/02/03/h... #Trump #InternationalTrade #UStariffs

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