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Trump's Foreign Government Pressure Measures

This Thread captures economic policy interventions by the Trump administration aimed at influencing foreign government behaviour since 2025. It includes trade, investment and industrial policy actions where official statements or documentation indicate intent to pressure specific foreign governments to change their policies or practices.

Published: 03 Feb 2025

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Policy responses to the 2026 Iran conflict

This thread collects government interventions that alter the conditions of international commerce in response to the armed conflict involving Iran and the associated disruption to energy transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Documented measures include tariff changes, export restrictions, capital controls, and domestic subsidies among others. These actions affect cross-border energy, food, and ind...

Published: 19 Mar 2026

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US Tariff-Driven Trade Deals

This Thread tracks trade deals and agreements signed with the United States following the introduction of "reciprocal tariffs" in April 2025. Only agreements that have been officially announced or confirmed are included. Relevant policy actions were identified using the Global Trade Alert’s intervention classification system and an analysis of affected HS and CPC codes.

Published: 09 May 2025

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Investigation-Triggered Trade Instruments

This Thread tracks investigation-triggered trade instruments. These policies resemble traditional trade remedies but they operate outside WTO disciplines (i.e. no multilateral framework defines what c...

Published: 01 May 2026

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Trump's Foreign Government Pressure Measures

This Thread captures economic policy interventions by the Trump administration aimed at influencing foreign government behaviour since 2025. It includes trade, investment and industrial policy actions...

Published: 03 Feb 2025

223

interventions

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Subsidies to Critical Minerals

This Thread tracks the domestic subsidies affecting critical minerals. It offers an overview of government programmes as well as firm-specific subsidy approvals since 2009. Relevant interventions are...

Published: 31 Jan 2025

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Foreign Direct Investment: Restrictions and Regulations

This Thread documents policy interventions affecting foreign direct investments (FDI) since 2017. Specifically, it encompasses screening mechanisms, foreign ownership limitations and other policies af...

Published: 31 Jan 2025

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Subsidies to the Semiconductor Supply Chain

This Thread tracks the domestic subsidies affecting the semiconductor supply chain, including related materials, components, machinery, software, and specialised services. Focusing solely on intervent...

Published: 23 Jan 2025

408

interventions

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G20: Harmful Trade Policy Interventions

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G20 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

Published: 15 Jan 2025

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BRICS: Harmful Trade Policy Interventions

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by BRICS members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

Published: 13 Jan 2025

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G7: Harmful Trade Policy Interventions

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G7 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

Published: 13 Jan 2025

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Harmful Trade Policy Interventions: Medical Goods

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting HS codes for medical consumables, equipment, medicines, vaccines, as well as chemicals used in pharmaceutical production. It covers all ...

Published: 09 Jan 2025

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Harmful Trade Policy Interventions: Iron & Steel

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting iron and steel products since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert that affect at least one HS cod...

Published: 09 Jan 2025

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Green Goods Subsidies

This Thread tracks domestic subsidies affecting HS codes for electric vehicles, PV cells, wind turbines, hydrogen, air pollution equipment, and wastewater management equipment. To identify relevant po...

Published: 09 Jan 2025

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Liberalising Trade Policy Measures

This Thread tracks liberalising trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these mea...

Published: 04 Sep 2024

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