WASHINGTON (August 21, 2025) – According to an agreement released today, once the E.U. removes tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, the U.S. will cap tariffs on European pharmaceuticals, lumber, and semiconductors at 15%.
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Rodney Lake is a teaching instructor and director of the GW Investment Institute. He is a subject-matter expert on the stock market, equity investing, and the broader forces shaping capital markets, including interest rates, employment data, tariffs, global trade policy, and the latest trends in technology and AI affecting publicly traded companies. Professor Lake can speak to the potential economic and market impact of the tariff reduction.
Susan Ariel Aaronson, a research professor of international affairs, is also the director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub and co-PI at the NSF Trustworthy AI Institute, TRAILS. Her research focuses on AI governance, data governance, competitiveness in data-driven services such as XR, and AI and digital trade. Aaronson currently directs projects on governing data for generative AI, ensuring that data is globally accurate, complete, and representative and on AI protectionism
Natalia Dinello, Director of the Global Residencies Program at the GW Graduate School of Political Management. Dinello is an expert in comparative politics and campaigns. Dinello can discuss politics existing outside of the United States, specifically elections, as well as the influence of the U.S. on outside elections, and outside elections in the U.S.
Harvey Feigenbaum, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs. Feigenbaum is an expert on the political economy and politics of Western Europe, the political economy of advanced industrialized states, theories of comparative politics, and politics and culture.
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