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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New Atlanticist

Dec 10, 2025

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

By
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.

China
European Union

Freeing Transatlantic Trade: The T-TIPping Point

Dispatches
Feb 24, 2026

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

By
Atlantic Council experts

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.

Economy & Business
European Union

Freeing Transatlantic Trade: The T-TIPping Point

Fast Thinking
Feb 20, 2026

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

By
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.

Rule of Law
Trade and tariffs

Freeing Transatlantic Trade: The T-TIPping Point

New Atlanticist
Nov 7, 2025

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

By
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.

Economy & Business
Politics & Diplomacy


Trump Tariff Tracker

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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Thu, July 31, 2025 • 11:00 am ET

Unpacking the new US-EU trade deal

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Trade and tariffs

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Fri, July 11, 2025 • 10:30 am ET

What comes next for transatlantic trade

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Wed, July 9, 2025 • 9:00 pm ET

President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on the future of US-Africa trade and security

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau joins the Atlantic Council while he is in Washington, DC for a summit between West African leaders and US President Donald Trump. 

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Fri, June 6, 2025 • 11:00 am ET

A deep dive into US-Guatemala economic and security cooperation

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Thu, May 22, 2025 • 9:30 am ET

Africa Day 2025: Navigating aid, trade, and policy shifts

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Trade in Action

Aug 6, 2013

Freeing Transatlantic Trade: The T-TIPping Point

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements Freeing Transatlantic Trade: The T-TIPping PointMartin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, fully supports TTIP and freeing transatlantic trade and investment. As he writes, TTIP could be an essential instrument to defend European and American democratic values and the free-market economic model. TTIP brings tangible benefits including €545 in average European […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Aug 1, 2013

The EU’s Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements – Where Are We?

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements The EU’s Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements – Where Are We?The European Commission released a memo today outlining the status of the EU’s various ongoing ilateral trade and investment agreements. First on the list: an upbeat overview of the TTIP negotiations.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Jul 26, 2013

Froman: Obama ‘Ready to Engage’ with Congress on Fast Track

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements US Trade Representative Froman Addresses the House Ways and Means CommitteeOn Wednesday, Ambassador Froman spoke to the leading US House committee on trade policy on President Obama’s trade agenda for 2013, the key role international trade plays in economic growth and job creation, and the administration’s plan to pursue a comprehensive […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Jul 24, 2013

TTIP: A Long, Hard Road to Multilateralism?

By Garrett Workman

News Transatlantic Trade: Is China In or Out? | The HillThe TTIP isn’t just about lowering trade barriers; it’s also about setting rules. No country’s market is so big on its own that the threat of tariffs is enough to curb the anti-competitive power of China. The TTIP zone would have the power to change […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Jul 18, 2013

Regulatory Rift Develops Globally Over Financial System

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements Ambassador Michael Froman Testifies Before House Ways & Means CommitteeThis morning USTR Michael Froman addressed the House Ways and Means Committee on the Obama adminstration’s trade policy. He stressed that all efforts underway are designed to: expand US exports, to level the playing field for American businesses, and to ensure existing […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Jul 16, 2013

EU and US Conclude First Round of TTIP Negotiations

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements EU and US Conclude First Round of TTIP Negotiations in WashingtonAfter concluding the first week of negotiations, chief EU negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero and Assistant USTR Dan Mullaney held a press conference on their progress. The first negotiating round focused on both sides outlining their positions across a range of issues, and […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Jul 11, 2013

Not “Just Another Free Trade Agreement”

By Garrett Workman

Speaking at an off-the-record Atlantic Council dinner in Washington recently, a senior former US diplomat noted that if the US and EU view TTIP as “just another trade agreement,” it won’t happen. As negotiators are just starting out, everyone is saying the right things, but some really tough issues are coming, and some serious political […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2013

TTIP: A Ray of Hope for European Defense?

By Leo Michel

It’s been two years since then defense secretary Robert Gates, noting that the US share of NATO defense spending had risen from 50 to 75 percent since the end of the Cold War, sent this blunt message to Europe: “(I)f current trends in the decline of European defense capabilities are not halted and reversed, future […]

Economy & Business European Union

Trade in Action

Jul 9, 2013

TTIP Negotiations Underway

By Garrett Workman

Yesterday, delegations from the European Commission and Office of the US Trade Representative met for the start of the initial round of official TTIP negotiations here in Washington. Despite the calls of some in Europe to delay the talks after it was revealed that the US National Security Agency had been spying on some European […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Jul 2, 2013

Want to Save Dodd-Frank? Consider TTIP

By Garrett Workman

Commentary Chris Brummer | New AtlanticistThe Atlantic Council’s C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Finance and Growth Dr. Chris Brummer, argues that TTIP offers a major opportunity to promote regulatory coherence and prevent arbitrage across the Atlantic in financial services. This opportunity should be seized. Instead of exempting finance from TTIP negotiations, transatlantic regulatory cooperation […]

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Didier Acouetey

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Africa Economy & Business

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Marino Auffant

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Beth Baltzan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Martha Bárcena

Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United States

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

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Tyson Barker

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

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Ridhika Batra

Nonresident Senior Fellow, India

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