About TradeWar
Who is fighting whom over trade, and why it matters
TradeWar covers the conflicts that shape global trade. Some are fought between governments over tariffs and sanctions. Some pit a regulator against one company. Many are fights between companies over patents, designs, contracts and supply. We follow all three, in plain language, with the sources on the page.
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- stories on the site
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- kinds of conflict
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- industries covered
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- sources cited and linked
Three kinds of conflict
Every story on TradeWar belongs to one of three types.
Country vs Country
Tariffs, sanctions, quotas, embargoes, trade deals and retaliation between states and trading blocs.
23 stories 02Government vs Company
Antitrust cases, fines, bans, investigations and export-control listings aimed at named companies.
23 stories 03Company vs Company
Patent, trademark and design disputes, copycats and dupes, contract and supply fights.
29 storiesAcross 20 industries
Stories are also sorted by industry, from technology, energy and automotive to fashion, food and logistics. Use the industry bar at the top of the home page to follow a sector, or the Trade Conflict Tracker to filter every dispute by conflict type, country and industry.
What you’ll find in a story
Each article opens with a short “In brief” summary, gives the key figures at a glance, explains how the dispute got here with a timeline, and ends with what to watch next. Every article lists the sources it was written from, so you can check them yourself.
In brief
A short summary of the dispute at the top of the story.
At a glance
The key figures: fines, tariffs, damages and deadlines.
How we got here
A timeline of the dispute so far.
What to watch
What happens next and when.
Sources
Every source the story was written from, with links.
How we work
We report only real events and take facts only from sources we have read. Some stories are written entirely by our editors, others with AI assistance and checked by editors. We never copy other publications’ text, and we say clearly when something is unconfirmed. Our methodology sets out the full rules.