Despite all evidence to the contrary, the crisis of Houthi militants threatening shipping in the Red Sea is still seen by many as principally a political one. Some observers have accepted the Hou...
https://capx.co/the-red-sea-crisis-has-exposed-europes-indifference-to-free-trade/
The DEFRA Secretary Steve Barclay has announced plans to introduce labels on food products from countries which do not match the UK’s environmental or animal welfare standards. His reason for d...
The United Kingdom has a longstanding relationship with in the island of Cyprus. We continue to maintain sovereign military bases there, and much of the island’s infrastructure is based on foun...
https://capx.co/planes-trains-and-trade-deals-its-time-to-reconnect-with-northern-cyprus/
Labour Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds recently stated that Labour’s approach to international trade would be similar to that of Joe Biden in the US. While there are certa...
https://capx.co/trading-places-why-labour-shouldnt-emulate-bidenomics/
It is an open secret, in Brussels and elsewhere, that for political reasons the UK must still be ‘punished’ for Brexit. The EU cannot afford to see a country prosper after leaving; the lesson...
The Prime Minister has arrived in India for the G20 summit. It has been rumoured that the government will use it as an opportunity to announce that a deal for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between...
https://capx.co/indian-summer-sunak-should-hold-out-for-the-best-possible-free-trade-deal/
As Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China this week, he has made clear that disengagement is not ‘credible’. While this may be true, we should not be complacent about the far-reaching ...
https://capx.co/when-it-comes-to-china-the-eu-has-been-asleep-at-the-wheel/
The UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), signed this weekend by Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, ought to be a cause for celebratio...
https://capx.co/cptpp-membership-is-worth-much-more-to-britain-than-0-08-of-gdp/
The global multilateral trading system is under extreme pressure. The re-emergence of great power rivalry; the politicisation of trade; and the challenge China presents to the ‘Washington conse...
https://capx.co/in-an-evolving-global-trading-system-joining-the-cptpp-looks-a-good-fit-for-the-uk/
As the World Trade Organization is meeting in Geneva this week, Biden administration officials have taken aim at Europe’s protectionist trade policies. The US Ambassador to the WTO, Maria Pagá...
https://capx.co/the-us-is-right-to-take-aim-at-europes-protectionist-food-policies/