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What is trade?

Trade is the buying and selling of products between countries. These products can be goods, such as food and electrical products, or…

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Trade: how it works today

The way we do trade today is strongly shaped by our membership of the European Union (EU). This will continue until we…

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Trade: options for the future

The UK has to make decisions on two issues in relation to the future of trade: How do we want to trade…

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Isolation Insight: Global Britain

20 Jan 2021

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Anand Menon on BBC Radio 5 Live: what will be the future UK-US relationship?

01 Jan 2021

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What is the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)?

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is a longstanding international treaty that sets out the basic rules for the use of the sea and marine resources.
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What is Global Britain?

Global Britain is the UK government’s mantra for its post-Brexit foreign policy. Read this fact to find out more.
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What is the OECD?

The OECD is an international organisation that fosters policymaking cooperation between member, and many non-member, countries.
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Fisheries and Brexit

11 Jun 2020

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