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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.

Lipsky quoted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press on the US-China trade war

New Atlanticist Apr 11, 2025

Want to understand the US-China trade war? Start with soybeans and batteries.

As Washington and Beijing hit each other with new tariffs, two goods—soybeans and lithium-ion storage batteries—offer a window into the larger trade war.

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New Atlanticist Apr 10, 2025

China is ready to ‘eat bitterness’ in the trade war. What about the US?

By Dexter Tiff Roberts

As the US imposes a 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports, officials in Beijing are turning to a belief that Chinese people will endure hardships in service of a national goal.

China Economy & Business

Fast Thinking Apr 10, 2025

What to expect as Trump’s trade war zeroes in on China

By Atlantic Council

On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced that he would suspend many of his “liberation day” import tariffs—but he raised the tariff on China to 145 percent.

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On April 15, 2025, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill on how three of US President Donald Trump’s core priorities—tariffs, tax cuts, and government efficiency—may affect the domestic economy. He argues using a gradual approach “that encompassed a cost-benefit analysis of likely and unlikely consequences” from the outset may have advanced […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2025

Tariffs can help secure US critical mineral supply chains—if they’re done right

By Reed Blakemore, Alexis Harmon

US tariffs on critical minerals should be precisely targeted and coupled with robust federal support for domestic mining.

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Economic de-risking

Apr 18, 2025

Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Indo-Pacific Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts on tariffs

By Dexter Tiff Roberts

From April 11th to 17th, 2025, Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Indo-Pacific Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts spoke to six media outlets about US-China tariffs:

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Apr 17, 2025

Russia Sanctions Database: November 2024

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze

The Atlantic Council’s Russia Sanctions Database tracks the restrictive economic measures Western allies have placed on Russia and evaluates whether these measures are successful in achieving the stated objectives.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2025

Meloni, Trump, and a test of transatlantic resolve

By Nicholas O’Connell, Jacopo Pastorelli

The Italian prime minister has a unique opportunity to serve as a conduit between a strained European Union and a transactional US administration.

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GeoEconomics Center

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Spotlight

Trump Tariff Tracker

Want to understand the US-China trade war? Start with soybeans and batteries.

China is ready to ‘eat bitterness’ in the trade war. What about the US?

What to expect as Trump’s trade war zeroes in on China

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Events

MENA’s growth prospects amid global uncertainty with Citi’s MEA CEO Ebru Pakcan

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US-Turkish relations under the new era

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Lipsky quoted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press on the US-China trade war

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Lipsky quoted by Reuters on the IMF and the global trade war

Busch interviewed by DW News on Europe’s potential reactions to tariffs

Ullman in the Hill on competing economic interests in the Trump administration

Tariffs can help secure US critical mineral supply chains—if they’re done right

Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Indo-Pacific Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts on tariffs

Russia Sanctions Database: November 2024

Meloni, Trump, and a test of transatlantic resolve

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