The Geopolitical Economist · J. Dyson https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/authors/j-dyson J. Dyson is a research and risk analyst who writes on trade, alliances and the exposure of economies to political decisions. en https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/assets/brand/icon-512.pngThe Geopolitical Economist · J. Dysonhttps://geopoliticaleconomist.com/authors/j-dyson The EU Signed Four Trade Deals in Nine Months. None of Them Solves Its Problem. https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/eu-us-trade-deal-steel-deadline-risk-brief https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/eu-us-trade-deal-steel-deadline-risk-brief Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000 J. Dyson Between January and March 2026, the European Union concluded trade agreements with Mercosur, India and Australia, and began implementing the framework it struck with the United States the summer before. A steel and aluminium deadline arrives on 31 December. This brief asks whether the deals amount to a strategy or a shopping list. Europe Americas Canada Cannot Join Europe. It Can Get Most of the Way There. https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/canada-eu-associate-membership-risk-brief https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/canada-eu-associate-membership-risk-brief Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 J. Dyson Ottawa is exploring a status that does not exist, with a bloc whose treaties say it cannot join, to escape a neighbour that takes seven in ten of its exports. This brief sets out what is actually on the table, what is not, and how to price the outcomes. Europe Americas