Debates about Trade: Why Rhetoric trumps Reality, with Pascal Lamy and Dmitry Grozoubinski

From “tariffs paid by foreigners” to promises of “taking back control”, the public discussion around trade policy is routinely reduced to slogans because the real trade-offs are politically inconvenient.

Join Pascal Lamy, former EU Commissioner for Trade and Director-General of the WTO, and Dmitry Grozoubinski, former Australian trade negotiator, for a candid conversation on the incentives, myths and misunderstandings that shape public arguments about trade. Together, they will unpack why misleading narratives remain so resilient before offering some practical advice for spotting false claims.

The discussion will be moderated by Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki, Advisor for Trade and Economic Security at the Jacques Delors Institute, and will include a Q&A with the audience.

This event is part of the PSIA-Jacques Delors Institute trade event series.