Trade & Tariffs

The global trading system is being reshaped. From the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic to trade wars, the traditional rules-based trading order is under more pressure than at any time in a century. Trade policy is now at the center of global economics and national security.

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Dec 10, 2025

China’s overcapacity problem ‘doesn’t mean we can’t trade together,’ says US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer

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Katherine Golden

Greer spoke at an Atlantic Council Front Page event, where he unpacked a year in which US President Donald Trump implemented an aggressive trade strategy that resulted in clashes with China.

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Eight questions (and expert answers) on what’s next for US tariff policy 

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Our experts explain what’s next for US tariff policy as the Trump administration imposes 10 percent global tariffs in response to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling.

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Feb 20, 2026

The Supreme Court just struck down most of Trump’s tariffs. What’s next?

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Atlantic Council

The Supreme Court ruled that the US president does not have the power to unilaterally impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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New Atlanticist
Nov 7, 2025

The Supreme Court might slow Trump’s strategy. But he still has other tariff options.

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Sophia Busch

If the administration’s primary objective is to preserve tariff revenue and counter unfair practices, sections 301, 232, or 122 remain viable alternatives.

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The second Trump administration has embarked on a novel and aggressive tariff policy to address a range of economic and national security concerns. This tracker monitors the evolution of these tariffs and provides expert context on the economic conditions driving their creation—along with their real-world impact.

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In the News

Apr 24, 2015

Foreign Policy Highlights Atlantic Council Event with Secretary Kerry

By Atlantic Council

Foreign Policy highlights an Atlantic Council event featuring Secretary of State John Kerry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership:

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Trade in Action

Apr 24, 2015

TTIP Action | April 23

By Global Business & Economics Program

Secretary of State John Kerry at the Atlantic Council Speeches & Official Announcements Trade and National Security: Renewing US Leadership Through Economic Strength “2015 is simply not the time for us to decide that trade negotiations are too hard, or somehow vacate the field and let seventy years of lessons from the Great Depression and […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2015

Kerry Goes to Bat for Free Trade

In Atlantic Council address, Secretary of State says case for TPP, TTIP ‘overwhelming’ US Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivered a strong pitch for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) April 23, saying the economic case for both deals is “overwhelming.” A day earlier, the Senate Finance Committee […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 23, 2015

A ‘Window of Opportunity’ for TPP, TTIP

By Ashish Kumar Sen

White House official makes pitch for free-trade deals as Senate panel backs Trade Promotion Authority Two free-trade agreements currently being negotiated by the Obama administration will ensure a level playing field and benefit American workers, a senior White House official said April 23 at the Atlantic Council. “If we do not do this … the […]

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In the News

Apr 23, 2015

Workman on TTIP and TPP

By Garrett Workman

MarketWatch quotes Global Business and Economics Program Associate Director Garrett Workman and highlights an Atlantic Council event on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) featuring Secretary of State John Kerry:

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In the News

Apr 22, 2015

Burwell on the Misunderstandings Surrounding TTIP

By Frances Burwell

The Daily Beast quotes VP and Director of the Transatlantic Relations Program Frances Burwell on the misunderstandings surrounding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP):

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Trade in Action

Apr 22, 2015

TTIP Action | April 21

By Global Business & Economics Program

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström Speeches & Official Announcements Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 “TPP and T-TIP are critical to American economic security, supporting higher paying jobs here at home while leveling the playing field for US businesses abroad. TPP and T-TIP are vital to our national interests by cementing our […]

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Trade in Action

Apr 14, 2015

TTIP Action | April 14

By Global Business & Economics Program

MEPs are debating several hundred proposed amendments to TTIP this week at the European Parliament in Brussels. Speeches & Official Announcements 11.7 Million Reasons to Lead on Trade “Currently, around 300,000 small- and medium-sized businesses across the 50 states export to foreign destinations, supporting millions of American jobs. Impressive as they are, these figures only […]

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Trade in Action

Apr 8, 2015

TTIP Action | April 7

Speeches & Official Announcements US Trade Representative Announces New Obama Administration Accomplishments in Reducing Barriers to American Exports “As the 2015 National Trade Estimate Report reveals, the Obama Administration is working around the clock to fight unwarranted barriers to our exports around the world, and we’ve racked-up significant accomplishments in protecting the benefits that trade […]

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Trade in Action

Apr 1, 2015

TTIP Action | April 1

By Global Business & Economics Program

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter makes remarks at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the State Department in Washington, March 26, 2015. He used the occasion to underline the importance of global trade to international peace, prosperity, and US global leadership. Speeches & Official Announcements Secretary of Defense: Trade Enhances US Security “By underwriting and […]

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