Why Politicians Lie About Trade: … and What You Need to Know About It Hardcover, Dmitry Grozoubinski

‘Written by a former trade negotiator who has trained many British diplomats, this book is authoritative, yet – and here’s the strange part – actually fun to read. Dmitry Grozoubinski has a rare knack for explaining complex information in an accessible and light-hearted way.’ Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics.More details on Amazon
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• bsky .app/profile/andersaslund.bsky.social/post/3lvroxhexxk27 (‘ … “the criminal felon ‬Donald Trump👎 says Hassett and Warsh are leading contenders for top Fed job” Who is most obedient? Who lies the most? The rest does not matter to 💩Trump. August 6, 2025 ‘)
• theatlantic .com/podcasts/archive/2025/07/what-exactly-is-required-to-preserve-our-democracy/683492 (‘  Richard White: He would choose all the boards and commissions. He packed the courts. And, once you have the courts and the legislature—and you’ve already got the executive—you have all three branches of government. Applebaum : …all of those autocratic behaviors are being accelerated, amplified, even promoted by the federal government. He’s fired civil servants. CNN Newsclip: Breaking overnight. First, paid leave. Then, buyouts. Now, firings. Applebaum: He seeks to replace them with 👂loyalists‬ and seeks to intimidate enemies and political rivals. 🆘👉It will take a “total 👂mobilization of our forces,” by 👂Garry Kasparov and Anne Applebaum, July 11, 2025 ‘)
• bsky .app/profile/explaintrade.com/post/3lvfui5acbc22 (‘ Dmitry Grozoubinski : The boring but horrifying explanation for this is that businesses do not want to risk angering a vengeful 👂Trump administration that has proven it won’t hesitate or be constrained by norms and laws in weaponising against critics every lever of power it can reach. ‘)
• explaintrade .com/resources/impossible-trade-promises (‘ We live in uncertain times and US trade policy is changeable, capricious and significantly driven by the whims of one man. There is nothing you can sign with Donald Trump and nothing you can offer him that guarantees that he won’t wake up at some point in the next three and a half years and decide to deploy or threaten tariffs against you. He likes tariffs, he finds them an effective way of getting attention, engagement and traction, and quite frankly he’s rather easily bored… August 2, 2025 ‘)
• explaintrade .com/resources/trumps-trade-threats (‘ …The less the average voter in your country trusts or likes a foreign leader, the less patience they have for tolerating your making politically painful concessions to them in order to get a deal across the line. The Trump administration’s rather bellicose America-first rhetoric and general posture is actively limiting the political space other leaders have to make deals… July 14, 2025 ‘)
• explaintrade .com/resources/trump-tariffs-known-unknowns (‘ …Planning for and engaging with how the Trump administration is going to use the trade settings of the United States to shape the world means navigating a significantly more uncertain world – and one which is, by design, more subject to the mercurial whims and internal court politics of a Trump White House. Understanding their beliefs and mindset will be critical but it’s still going to be a wild ride… July 8, 2025 ‘)
• checkitoutwpl .ca/2019/07/27/commander-in-cheat (‘ Rick Reilly is a funny and engaging writer. He gets in a few sharp jabs too, like the book opening: “This book is dedicated to the truth. It’s still a thing.” Reilly’s message is that if ⛳📕Trump is playing golf, he’s cheating. Or as the author says, his nose is so long “he could putt with it.” He moves his ball (or his opponent’s), he lies about his score, he lies about the number of championships he’s won. Same thing off the course. Trump has a solid record of stiffing his golf contractors. And bragging (ie. lying) about the worth of his properties, while at the same time suing cities for overvaluing them. And on and on and on… ‘)

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