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The Expansion of the ‘National Security’ Exception in Trade Law: Trump’s Tariffs and Broader Trends

Catherine Gascoigne & Shawkat Alam | Cambridge International Law Journal | 09/23/2025

Introduction President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on imported goods is a clear example of the way in which a country’s domestic regulatory choices can have enormous legal, political and economic…

The EU-US Trade Deal, Mob Rule and the Way Forward: Who Holds the Real Trump Cards?

Najibullah Zamani & Henri de Waele | EU Law Live | 09/15/2025

As we know, ‘tar...

Now That U.S. Tariffs Are in Place, French Wineries Are Calculating Survival

Paige Donner | Wine Spectator | 09/09/2025

Wine’s taste may be bottled poetry, but it...

Some Lessons from the WTO for the Changing Global Trade System

Bruce Hirsh | Council on Foreign Relations | 09/03/2025

Seven months into President Donald Trump’s ...

Can Middle Powers Anchor the Future of Global Trade?

Mary Ng | The Hinrich Foundation | 09/02/2025

The fractures in today’s global trading system have been years ...

How Donald Trump Should have Tackled the US Trade Deficit

Vijay Joshi & David Vines | Centre for Economic Policy Research | 08/19/2025

The US trade deficits will ...

US Negotiators Face Tough Task to Secure Trade Deal with China

Wendy Cutler | South China Morning Post | 08/18/2025

A more assertive Chinese negotiating team, a l...

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