This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores why and how many sanctions fail, and what to do about it. Sanctions are a key instrument of foreign policy and economic statecraft, applied with increasing frequency by the US, the UK and the EU. Given the growing prevalence of these tools, there are mounting concerns...

This report from UK think tank RUSI provides an initial scoping review of VCM features that expose them to corruption risk. The Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs), designed to channel finance towards environmental preservation and help countries meet net-zero targets through the trading of carbon offsets, are facing significant challenges due to widespread allegations of weak...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at creating an easier trade environment for SME e-commerce exporters. The new government has put increasing economic growth at the heart of its agenda. One way of boosting the UK’s economic performance is by increasing exports. This report presents the best ways to deliver...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at evidence from conflict economies in the Middle East and Africa. As the world becomes geopolitically more fragmented, conflicts are increasing in complexity and number – up by almost three-quarters since the 2000s. In this shifting order, conflict is being internationalized in new ways as states,...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at what's holding back European electricity trade. More electricity trade is urgently needed to curtail Europe’s risky dependence on gas imports – from Russia, the US and the Gulf – and to speed the transition to net zero. UK offshore wind will be...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society discusses advancing the US-UK 'special relationship' during the second Trump term. The re-election of President Donald J. Trump, supported by a unified Republican Congress, signals a decisive shift in US foreign policy toward a more consolidated, ideology-driven approach under the “America First” doctrine. For the...

This report from UK think tank IIED is a handbook for practitioners working in the social protection or fisheries sectors. This Handbook is for practitioners working in the social protection or fisheries sectors searching for innovative ways to promote sustainable fisheries and reduce human vulnerability. Amid a global decline in fish stocks, countries face challenges...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Development Studies provides a framing for an inclusive lens on AfT to enable more inclusive policy and programming. In a rapidly evolving global trade and development landscape, addressing trade-related challenges through aid for trade (AfT) remains highly relevant. The World Trade Organization–Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs argues that the UK should use its offshore network to embrace financial and technological innovation. Territories (CDOTs) are not a 'Second Empire' of illicit finance, but indispensable pillars of the UK’s economic strength. Far from being strategic liabilities, these jurisdictions act as sophisticated conduits...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies investigates the effects of India's termination from the US' GSP. This paper investigates the sudden 2019 termination by the United States Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of trade with India as a quasi-natural experiment. Given the re-election of Donald Trump and global concerns about...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute discusses how to implement more effective sanctions. The report by the Adam Smith Institute, Sanctions Solutions, argues that the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit sanctions regime has become a convoluted and inefficient bureaucratic machine that stifles British commerce while failing to meet its strategic objectives. Since the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform examines the challenges Europe faces in the global economic order. Europe is faced with an increasingly challenging global economic environment. Geopolitical rivalries, China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse and political changes in the US have destabilised the legal order which underpins global trade. At...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute presents an analysis of President Trump’s potential impact on digital assets in the UK. The report by the Adam Smith Institute characterises the inauguration of a pro-digital asset administration in the United States as a "Sputnik moment" for the United Kingdom's financial sector. For several...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform urges the next German government to rethink its trade and industrial policies. As it heads to the polls, Germany is gripped with fear of deindustrialisation. A new study by the Centre for European Reform (CER), ‘How German industry can survive the second China shock’...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at navigating clean energy industries and rivalry in decarbonisation. In this research paper, Dan Marks and James Henderson address a series of questions, including how to ensure the security of production networks while simultaneously decarbonising rapidly and affordably, promoting innovation and maximising local economic benefits. They argue...