The recent surge in US protectionism constitutes a serious challenge to the global trade regime. The EU and China are likely to retaliate against American tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on imported aluminium. The implications of the looming global trade war for Brexit Britain are severe, warns Robert Basedow (LSE). The protectionist agenda of the … Continue reading While a global trade war is looming, the UK faces an anarchic world economy