Trade Policy — The Diplomat Daily

Trade Policy · United States

Trump's 145% China Tariffs: Full Economic Impact Analysis for American Businesses and Families

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 22 April 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · Nigeria

Nigeria's Trade Policy Under Tinubu: Subsidy Removal, Currency Floats, and AfCFTA Positioning

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Nigeria and its trading partners

By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 21 April 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · India

India-UK Free Trade Agreement: Full Impact Analysis on Textiles, Pharma and Services

After 26 rounds of negotiations, the landmark deal reshapes bilateral trade worth over $36 billion annually

By Arjun Mehrotra · 20 April 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · United States

The IRA and Global Trade: How America's Green Industrial Policy Is Dividing Allies

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 20 April 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · Germany

Germany's Energy Trade Transformation: From Russian Gas to Global LNG

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Germany and its trading partners

By Elena Petrova · 20 April 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · Germany

Green Transformation and Trade: Germany's Energiewende and Global Implications

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Germany and its trading partners

By Elena Petrova · 19 April 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · United Kingdom

UK Freeports: Special Economic Zones and the New Trade Geography

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United Kingdom and its trading partners

By Natalie Thornwood · 18 April 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · Nigeria

Ethiopia's Export Growth: Coffee, Flowers, and the African Trade Success Story

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Nigeria and its trading partners

By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 16 April 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's PLI Scheme: How Production Linked Incentives Are Reshaping Global Manufacturing

India's $26 billion manufacturing push is delivering early results—and forcing global supply chain recalibration

By Ravi Krishnamurthy · 13 April 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · Brazil

Mexico's Booming Trade: USMCA, Nearshoring, and the Manufacturing Miracle

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Brazil and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 11 April 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Anti-Coercion Instrument: Europe's New Trade Weapon Against China

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 8 April 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's Semiconductor Mission: $10 Billion Bet on Becoming a Chip Nation

New Delhi's plan to build a domestic semiconductor ecosystem faces formidable challenges from Taiwan's 40-year head start

By Priya Venkataraman · 3 April 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · India

PLI Scheme Results: How India's Production Linked Incentives Are Reshaping Global Manufacturing

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Ravi Krishnamurthy · 28 March 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · United States

Biden to Trump Trade Policy: What Changed, What Continued, What Surprised

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 28 March 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · Germany

Germany's Trade Surplus: Economic Strength or Diplomatic Liability?

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Germany and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 27 March 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's Digital Trade Policy: Navigating Data Localisation vs Global Integration

India's conflicting impulses—to protect citizen data and to build a globally integrated digital economy—are defining the next chapter of tech trade

By Priya Venkataraman · 26 March 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: How Europe Is Rewriting Global Trade Rules

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 26 March 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Pharmaceutical Trade: Supply Chain Resilience After COVID-19 Shortages

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 26 March 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's WTO Battles: Agricultural Subsidies and the Global Food Security Debate

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Arjun Mehrotra · 25 March 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · United Kingdom

UK-Gulf FTA Negotiations: Financial Services, Tourism, and Energy Trade

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United Kingdom and its trading partners

By Fatima Al-Rashid · 19 March 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · India

India Rejects RCEP: Three Years On, Was It the Right Call?

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 17 March 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · China

Renminbi Internationalisation: China's Challenge to Dollar Trade Dominance

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Lin Mei Xiu · 17 March 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · Germany

Germany's Mittelstand and International Trade: How Medium Enterprises Export the World Over

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Germany and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 12 March 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's Renewable Energy Trade: Solar Panel Tariffs and the Green Transition

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Ravi Krishnamurthy · 10 March 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · United States

The CHIPS Act and Trade: How America's Semiconductor Investment Is Reshaping Global Supply Chains

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 5 March 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · Japan

Japan's Energy Trade: LNG Imports, Nuclear Restart, and the New Energy Security Agenda

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Japan and its trading partners

By Elena Petrova · 3 March 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · China

China's New Anti-Sanctions Law: Legal Architecture for Economic Warfare

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 28 February 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Targeting Chinese State Aid in European Markets

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 19 February 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · United States

US Export Controls on Semiconductors: How America Is Using Chip Trade as a Geopolitical Weapon

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By Priya Venkataraman · 18 February 2026 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · Nigeria

Nigeria's Oil Dependency and Trade Diversification: The $40 Billion Economic Challenge

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Nigeria and its trading partners

By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 12 February 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's Chemical Industry and Anti-Dumping: Protecting Domestic Production in a Globalised World

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Arjun Mehrotra · 10 February 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Deforestation Regulation: The Trade Law That's Reshaping Agricultural Supply Chains

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 8 February 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · Germany

Germany's Industrial Crisis: How Trade Disruptions Threaten Europe's Largest Economy

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Germany and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 6 February 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · ASEAN

Indonesia's Nickel Trade Strategy: Downstream Processing and the Battery Metal Revolution

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects ASEAN and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 6 February 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · China

China's Rare Earth Export Controls: The Ultimate Trade Weapon

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 5 February 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · Japan

Japan's Trade Policy Under Kishida: From Defensive to Proactive Economic Statecraft

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Japan and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 2 February 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · United Kingdom

UK Global Tariff Schedule: How Britain Redesigned Its Import Rules Post-Brexit

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United Kingdom and its trading partners

By Natalie Thornwood · 1 February 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · United States

America's Rare Earth Dilemma: Reducing China Dependence in Critical Minerals

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 30 January 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU EV Tariffs on China: The Decision That Could Define Europe's Industrial Future

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 22 January 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · United Kingdom

UK Digital Trade Policy: Leading Global Standards in E-Commerce and Data

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United Kingdom and its trading partners

By Priya Venkataraman · 20 January 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · Brazil

Brazil's Industrial Policy: Reinventing Embraer and Building New Export Champions

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Brazil and its trading partners

By Carlos Restrepo Mora · 16 January 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · Nigeria

Africa's Agriculture Trade Potential: Feeding the World While Feeding Its Own People

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Nigeria and its trading partners

By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 14 January 2026 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · ASEAN

Philippines' Trade Opening: FTAs, BPO, and the New Economic Strategy

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects ASEAN and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 12 January 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · China

China's Trade Retaliation Playbook: 125% Tariffs and Economic Countermeasures Against the US

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 9 January 2026 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · Brazil

Brazil's Trade Under Lula: Neo-Developmentalism, China Partnership, and South-South Trade

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Brazil and its trading partners

By Carlos Restrepo Mora · 9 January 2026 · 8 min read

Trade Policy · China

China's Carbon Border Adjustment and Green Trade: Setting the Environmental Agenda

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Lin Mei Xiu · 6 January 2026 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · Japan

Japan's Semiconductor Export Controls: Aligning With the US Against China

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Japan and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 31 December 2025 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · South Korea

Korean Semiconductor Industry and Export Controls: Global Supply Chain Linchpin

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects South Korea and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 28 December 2025 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · United States

Section 301 Tariffs: The Legal and Economic Framework Behind America's China Trade Restrictions

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 26 December 2025 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · China

China's State Capitalism and WTO Rules: The Fundamental Tension That Defines Global Trade

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 21 December 2025 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Digital Markets Act: How Europe's Regulation Is Reshaping Global Technology Trade

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Priya Venkataraman · 21 December 2025 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · United Kingdom

UK Post-Brexit Trade Strategy: FTA Portfolio After Three Years of Independence

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United Kingdom and its trading partners

By Natalie Thornwood · 20 December 2025 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · India

India's Textile Export Surge: How FTAs Are Powering a $50 Billion Industry

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Ravi Krishnamurthy · 19 December 2025 · 7 min read

Trade Policy · Brazil

Amazon Deforestation and Trade: How Environmental Policy Is Reshaping Brazil's Export Options

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Brazil and its trading partners

By Carlos Restrepo Mora · 15 December 2025 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · Japan

Japan's Agricultural Trade Dilemma: Protecting Farmers vs. FTA Obligations

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Japan and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 13 December 2025 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · South Korea

Korea's K-Defence Exports: How Arms Trade Is Reshaping South Korea's Global Footprint

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects South Korea and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 11 December 2025 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · United States

US Sanctions as Trade Policy: How Financial Restrictions Shape Global Commerce

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By Elena Petrova · 10 December 2025 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · China

Made in China 2025 vs. Trade Reality: What Beijing's Industrial Strategy Has Achieved

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Lin Mei Xiu · 5 December 2025 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · European Union

EU Steel and Aluminium Safeguards: Protecting Industry in a World of Tariff Wars

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Sophia Hartmann · 5 December 2025 · 10 min read

Trade Policy · India

Make in India 2.0: Defence Manufacturing and the New Export Ambitions

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By Ravi Krishnamurthy · 2 December 2025 · 11 min read

Trade Policy · South Korea

South Korea's Trade Strategy: Managing the US-China Rivalry Between Two Superpowers

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects South Korea and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 2 December 2025 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · China

China's Steel Overcapacity: The Global Trade Problem That Won't Go Away

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 29 November 2025 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · Brazil

Nearshoring to Mexico: How US-China Trade Wars Are Relocating Manufacturing to the Americas

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Brazil and its trading partners

By Carlos Restrepo Mora · 27 November 2025 · 9 min read

Trade Policy · Japan

Japan's RCEP Experience: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategic Calculations

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Japan and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 26 November 2025 · 9 min read