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Sunayana Sasmal
@sunayanasasmal.bsky.social
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Research Fellow (International Trade Law) at UKTPO, Uni of Sussex | Read law at Columbia Law & NLU Jodhpur | Thinking, reading, and writing all things trade, climate action, and industrial policy.
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Sunayana Sasmal @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social · Aug 4
Looking beyond #tariffs in Trump's #trade deals in this @uktpo.org blog (from yours truly): www.uktpo.org/2025/08/01/t...

It is imperative that we assess the deals for both tariff and non-tariff elements, with the latter having the ability to create longer-term impacts. Happy to discuss.
The Long Game beyond tariffs
The global economy faces a roller-coaster ride every time Mr. Trump is in the White House. Last time, a focus on controlling China’s growing economic power meant that the rest of the world narrowly es...
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Sunayana Sasmal @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social · May 9
Our key takeaways from the UK-US deal announced yesterday. Devil is in the details, as much as both sides would like you to believe it is a “great” deal. With the UK on a damage control mission, this deal reflects what’s to come, what’s on the table, the centrality of supply chain security and more.
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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · May 9
Besides its symbolic and diplomatic relevance, what is the value of the so-called 'U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal' for the UK? We break this down: www.uktpo.org/2025/05/09/s...

#InternationalTrade #Trump #UStariffs #tariffs
Stroking a bear to get half a sandwich
The UK and the US announced the first bilateral post-Reciprocal Tariffs deal on 8 May, named the 'U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal' (henceforth the US-UK EPD). The document published yesterday draws o...
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CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · May 9
Ahead of the final text release, @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social & @achyuthanil.bsky.social unpack key elements shared so far of the recently concluded UK-India #FTA and what this deal could mean for the UK, India, and the world 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...
#IndiaUKFTA #UKIndia #TradeDeals #UK #India
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Sunayana Sasmal @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social · Apr 2
“If you want zero tariff, build in America” …

From the country that founded the international trade regime as we know it.

Wondering who will respond, and how, to this coercion and abuse of power.
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Sunayana Sasmal @sunayanasasmal.bsky.social · Mar 3
I was just wondering about Bidenomics on onshoring and friendshoring (and where it all went … ) and voila, industrial policy through the coercive/threatening effects of tariffs. ⬇️

on.ft.com/4brCaGB TSMC to unveil $100bn investment in advanced manufacturing in the US
TSMC to unveil $100bn investment in advanced manufacturing in the US
Latest corporate overture to Trump administration marks bid to ward off possible tariffs on chips from Taiwan
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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Feb 12
@achyuthanil.bsky.social argues that under US law, Trump's #tariffs are probably legal and very hard to challenge. Internationally, the most countries might get from challenging the tariffs would be a symbolic victory.
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A yellow traffic sign that says "U.S. Tariffs Ahead" in front of a dark sky. President Trump accounted tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China on the basis of a “national emergency” in the form of the “extraordinary threat” posed to the US by “illegal aliens and drugs, including fentanyl”. This column examines the legal justification for the president’s actions and concludes that that (1) under US law, Trump’s tariffs are probably legal and very hard to challenge; and (2) internationally, the most countries might get from challenging the tariffs would be a symbolic victory. Realistically, negotiating with the US might be the only way to achieve practical results.
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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · Feb 12
Are Trump’s tariffs legal? And if so, can they be challenged? @achyuthanil.bsky.social answers this question in this @voxeu.org column: cepr.org/voxeu/column...

#Trump #UStariffs #InternationalTrade
Chaos theory: Assessing the legal validity of Trump’s tariffs
President Trump accounted tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China on the basis of a “national emergency” in the form of the “extraordinary threat” posed to the US by “illegal aliens and drugs, including fentanyl”. This column examines the legal justification for the president’s actions and concludes that that (1) under US law, Trump’s tariffs are probably legal and very hard to challenge; and (2) internationally, the most countries might get from challenging the tariffs would be a symbolic victory. Realistically, negotiating with the US might be the only way to achieve practical results.
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Achyuth Anil @achyuthanil.bsky.social · Feb 5
I think we’re coming full circle with trade and investment agreements. It started out with gunboat diplomacy which evolved into complicated multilateral legal instruments with time. Now, the world seems to be inching ever so closer to that old paradigm with each passing year.
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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · Jan 22
How can multilateral trade rules under the WTO support climate action? UKTPO's Sunayana Sasmal examines this issue, calling for global cooperation to tackle the climate crisis in a sustainable and equitable manner: ccsi.columbia.edu/sites/defaul...
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