Publication

This brief looks at the results of a survey gauging the expectations of trade policy experts for the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. It outlines three possible scenarios for the negotiations: 1) a moderate agreement that removes many barriers to trade and investment but avoids some of the most contentious issues; 2) failure to secure even a basic deal as a focus on problematic issues thwarts movement on already largely agreed-upon areas; or 3) a broad-ranging agreement that is reached relatively quickly as a result of the leaders being actively engaged.