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UK Trade Policy Review: An Independent Assessment

This report provides an independent, evidence-based assessment of UK trade policy. It evaluates how well UK trade policies respond to current pressures and serve the UK’s economic interests and broader goals, and identifies where changes are needed to ensure coherence, resilience, and long-term prosperity.

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Online Diploma in International Trade Policy

This course is designed to help you understand how government policy, geopolitics, business, and technology impact international trade and learn how to apply conceptual and analytical tools to analyse trade policy. Sign up to join the module 'Trade and Sustainability' starting 26 Jan 2026.

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Greenland, Trump and trade coercion

What is the role of trade policy in the face of economic coercion?

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Webinar on sustainability and climate governance

Catalysing international climate cooperation through standards and assurance, 13 February.

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Certainty pays off

The tangible trade benefits of the UK-India trade agreement (that no one talks about).

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UK Trade Policy Forum

This year's Forum is on the topic
'How much does trade matter?'

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Trump’s Greenland tariffs

What is the difference between the new 'Greenland' tariffs and Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs?

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The CITP Academic Conference

To be held in Brighton, 9-10 April 2026.

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Trade policy animations

Our animated videos help to explain trade policy concepts and their effects.

Latest animation - Trump’s Trade Announcements: A Closer Look

International Trade and UK Economic Growth

The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy is the first Centre dedicated to trade policy to be funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre is built on the precept that trade policy should be inclusive in both policy formulation and outcome.

Our aim is to build permanent capacity by developing a community of scholars and practitioners with the knowledge, skills and mutual understanding to develop robust trade policy in a changing world.

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