This Week in Trade #12: Indo-Pacific Critical Minerals, IEEPA Appeals & WTO Reform

<p>⛏️ Economic security is driving trade policy. Critical minerals, tariff disputes, and WTO reform are moving to the centre of the global trade agenda.</p><p>Welcome to This Week in Trade #12, your quick, curated briefing on the developments shaping markets, supply chains, and international economic policy.</p><p>This week, George Riddell examines the Quad&#39;s $20 billion critical minerals initiative, the latest legal battle over US IEEPA tariffs, a new Section 301 investigation into Vietnam, WTO reform proposals aimed at breaking institutional deadlock, tougher EU trade measures toward China, and plans for a future UK-EU SPS agreement.</p><p><br></p><p>📌 This week&#39;s key stories:<br>• Quad launches a $20 billion critical minerals financing initiative<br>• Trump administration appeals IEEPA tariff refund ruling<br>• USTR opens Section 301 investigation into Vietnam<br>• WTO reform proposals seek to accelerate plurilateral agreements<br>• EU considers tougher trade defence measures toward China<br>• UK-EU SPS agreement plans move forward</p><p><br></p><p>💡 Key takeaway:<br>Governments are increasingly using trade policy to advance economic security objectives, strengthen supply chains, and respond to geopolitical competition.</p><p><br></p><p>⏱️ Timestamps:<br>00:00 Big Trade Week Preview<br>00:41 Quad Critical Minerals Cash<br>01:40 US Tariffs Refund Appeal<br>02:18 Vietnam Section 301 Probe<br>02:51 WTO Reform Fast Lane<br>04:17 EU Gets Tough on China<br>04:58 UK-EU SPS Deal Update<br>05:39 Wrap Up and Feedback</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Subscribe to the This Week in Trade podcast:<br><a href="https://pod.link/1893068806" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://pod.link/1893068806</a></p><p>🤝 This briefcast builds on the weekly trade insights curated by George Riddell.</p><p>🔗 Follow George on LinkedIn: / griddell</p><p>🌐 Explore more from the Geneva Trade Platform: <a href="https://genevatradeplatform.org" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://genevatradeplatform.org</a></p><p>🔗 Follow the Geneva Trade Platform on LinkedIn: / geneva-trade-platform</p><p>📩 Have feedback or topics you&#39;d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments.</p><p>🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates on global trade, WTO developments, supply chains, and international economic policy.</p>