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  • Podcast 11 March 2026

    Customs union membership between the EU and the UK

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    Series 8, Episode 4 - In this episode, we look at proposals for the UK to join a customs union with the EU. We clarify what is a customs union and discuss whether could it improve trade between the EU and the UK and boost to our economy, as well as what the EU’s position might be. Providing a clear assessment of the pros and cons of customs union membership between the EU and the UK are Michael Gasiorek (CITP / University of Sussex), Richard Rumbelow (Make UK), Anton Spisak (Centre for European Reform) and our host Chris Horseman (Borderlex).

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  • Blog post 10 March 2026

    Framing UK Trade Policy within environmental sustainability and climate change

    By Sahana Suraj.

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    This blog discusses the UK’s approach towards addressing the urgent demands of climate change and environmental sustainability while operating within an open, multilateral trading system.

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  • Blog post 2 March 2026

    Asia cannot just wait for Trump to chicken out

    By L. Alan Winters CB.

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    US President Donald Trump’s 2025 tariff agenda has been marked by sweeping threats, frequent reversals and unpredictable enforcement, fuelling complacency among trading partners. Yet effective US tariffs remain historically high, and many countries have made costly concessions to avoid harsher measures. Even if some tariffs are struck down legally, Trump may deploy alternative powers to impose new ones. With US trade increasingly risky, Asia must deepen regional integration and strengthen WTO-based multilateralism without relying on Washington.

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  • Working Paper 26 February 2026

    The elasticity of imports to MFN tariffs

    By Nicolò Tamberi et al.

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    This paper estimates the elasticity of imports to Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs.

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  • Podcast 25 February 2026

    Progress on the EU-UK reset

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    Series 8, Episode 3 - This episode discusses the reset package under negotiation between the UK and the EU. Last May, the two sides agreed to align their regulatory systems in a number of sectors, aimed at minimising friction at the border, and thereby stimulating bilateral trade. It will include regulatory alignment for agriculture and food products, linking of emissions trading schemes, integration of the EU and UK electricity markets, and a youth mobility scheme. The trick is making these outcomes happen through detailed negotiations on regulatory policy. Eight months on from the summit meeting, and with a review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement set for this year, just how far have we got? How transformative will these negotiations prove to be for cross-channel trade in the affected sectors? With our host Chris Horseman (Borderlex); Emily Lydgate (CITP); Adam Berman (Energy UK); Kate Foster (Federation of Small Businesses).

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  • Blog post 21 February 2026

    The Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs leads to more uncertainty

    By Michael Gasiorek.

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    This blog looks at the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for Trump’s tariff policy.

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  • Working Paper 20 February 2026

    The trade elasticity from tariff-based regressions: what do we measure?

    By Nicolò Tamberi et al.

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    This paper demonstrates that ignoring low preference utilisation rates leads to a fundamental mismeasurement of trade elasticity and systematic overprediction of the trade effects of FTAs.

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  • Blog post 18 February 2026

    Playing it safe? Economic security and the UK’s trade policy

    By Amar Breckenridge.

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    This blog summarises how economic security objectives intersect with trade policy.

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  • In The Media 12 February 2026

    UK trade deficit for goods hits record high in 2025 (FT)

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    This article by the Financial Times addresses the gap between UK imports and exports of goods in 2025, the widest on record. Includes comment from Michael Gasiorek as he urges Britain to “think strategically” about moving away from the importance of the US as an export market, as the country has become “an unreliable partner”, adding that leaving the EU “has had a negative impact on our competitiveness and on our exports across a range of sectors”.

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  • Evidence 12 February 2026

    Business and Trade Committee Inquiry on Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026

    By Michael Gasiorek et al.

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    In this Business and Trade Committee Inquiry on Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026, Michael Gasiorek highlights five suggested priority areas for the Committee’s workplan.

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