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An EU-UK SPS Agreement: The perils and possibilities of (re)alignment

What needs to be involved in the Government’s promised Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement to resolve UK and EU trade issues?

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The Uneven Geography of Digital Infrastructure

Where are the world’s data centres and cloud providers located, and why does it matter?

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What is different about industrial policy today?

A discussion on the shift from open markets to protectionism.

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A UK Trade Strategy: What the ‘experts’ think

Key priorities for the UK’s trade strategy based on a poll.

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What might a second Trump administration mean for the WTO?

Trump’s re-election and promised trade barriers pose challenges for the WTO but does it threaten its existence?

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Services trade and priorities for future negotiations

Recommendations for the UK Government concerning services trade.

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Our animated videos help to explain trade policy and its effects

Latest Animation: International Trade and UK Economic Growth

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