What if you had to renegotiate all of your trade deals right now, with everything else going on in the global economy? That's exactly what the United Kingdom has to do after Brexit. It has embarked on new trade negotiations with the European Union and the United States, all while trying to navigate the perils of the COVID-19 economy. Trade expert and Wilson Global Fellow Michelle Egan joins host Aaron Jones to discuss how the UK is handling this challenge, and what to watch for next.
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The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
