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Alan Beattie

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It’s payback time for Trump’s tariff fiasco

The administration handing out refunds to Chinese companies will be a terrible look

26.02.2026 30

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The US cannot be trusted to lead a critical minerals coalition

A worthy goal of creating rare earths independence from China needs a more reliable anchor

13.02.2026 100

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There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade

Donald Trump’s inept tariff campaign hasn’t yet derailed globalisation

05.02.2026 20

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The abandonment of Labour’s moral crusade

The UK is taking a cynical but fruitless turn to the reactionary and insular on aid, immigration and trade

30.01.2026 30

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Carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will

Middle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints

23.01.2026 40

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Donald Trump’s imperial Venezuela folly will leave America no richer

Like the Spanish conquistadors, the president’s search for mineral wealth in South America will weaken the US

09.01.2026 40

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The hot air of Trump’s tariffs is approaching a ceiling of cold reality

Even before their full effect has hit, the duties are doing real damage

27.11.2025 40

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Europe is falling short in its quest for global economic clout

Brussels is struggling to adapt to a conflict-ridden world trading system

14.11.2025 50

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The US can’t force Asian countries into its trade camp

Trump’s deals with Malaysia and Cambodia will not turn them into economic satellites in a cold war of commerce

07.11.2025 40

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On tariffs, the Supreme Court can’t do what Congress won’t

The forthcoming ruling on Trump’s import duties will not stop him resorting to other methods

31.10.2025 40

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Amazon outage shows EU heads are still in the cloud

Europe and others must insulate their economies from Trump weaponising US tech

24.10.2025 30

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The AI bubble is a bigger global economic threat than US tariffs

America’s use of import duties has been constrained by financial markets and economic reality

17.10.2025 30

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Trump’s lifeline won’t stop Argentina’s president repeating old mistakes

Javier Milei has wasted foreign exchange reserves trying to hold up the peso

03.10.2025 30

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Trump’s biggest inflation worry might not come from his tariffs on goods

The president could plausibly be blamed for rising prices in services including power, health and education

25.09.2025 30

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The UK’s indefinite gamble in dealing with Trump on tariffs

You can make a reasonable case for Starmer’s transatlantic trade pact but it’s subject to continual risk

18.09.2025 30

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How to tackle (and not tackle) migration: lessons from Italy

Successive British prime ministers have destroyed trust with a millefeuille of falsehood about asylum seekers

05.09.2025 30

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Trump’s roving banditry will undermine the US economy

On tariffs and tax the president acts like a mafia boss, but not a very good one

22.08.2025 40

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Trump’s tariffs turn from confused to chaotic

US trade policy is a cautionary tale but not yet a catalyst of global disaster

14.08.2025 30

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