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'I laughed more than I do in most comedies. I learned more than I do from the news.   'Magnificently concise. Crammed with eye-opening detail. This book will provide you with a shield against the politicians who want to lie to you.   'An absolute masterclass in how to communicate complex information simply and compellingly. You will come out of it far more knowledgeable than you went in, and shielded from some of the more egregious deceit politicians want to inflict on you. You'll also laugh out loud.    'The book politicians don't want you to read.'   Ian Dunt, author of How Westminster Works 'Written by a former trade negotiator who has trained many British diplomates, this book is authoritative, yet – and here’s the strange part – actually fun to read. Dmitry Grozoubinski has a rare knack for explaining complex information in an accessible and light-hearted way. Two examples: “A little like municipal plumbing, trade policy is something most people prefer not to think about. It chugs along somewhere behind the scenes, safely ignored until it goes wrong.” “If you take all the romance out of it (which is easily done), a trade negotiation is a conversation between two deeply suspicious and paranoid groups as they work together to agree a binding and lasting agreement.” 'This book should be read by everyone who needs a shield from “opportunistic politicians relying on the density of the subject matter to peddle easy answers, simple narratives, and misleading twaddle”.' Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics

'Written by a former trade negotiator who has trained many British diplomates, this book is authoritative, yet – and here’s the strange part – actually fun to read. Dmitry Grozoubinski has a rare knack for explaining complex information in an accessible and light-hearted way. Two examples: “A little like municipal plumbing, trade policy is something most people prefer not to think about. It chugs along somewhere behind the scenes, safely ignored until it goes wrong.” “If you take all the romance out of it (which is easily done), a trade negotiation is a conversation between two deeply suspicious and paranoid groups as they work together to agree a binding and lasting agreement.” This book should be read by everyone who needs a shield from “opportunistic politicians relying on the density of the subject matter to peddle easy answers, simple narratives, and misleading twaddle.”'' Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics

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Dmitry Grozoubinski is a negotiations and trade policy expert known for his superpower: an ability to explain the complexities of trade and economics. A former Australian trade negotiator and current Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform in Switzerland, he has trained hundreds of government negotiators, civil servants and corporate officers all over the world in how trade policy works, how trade agreements are negotiated, and how those on the outside can shape their outcomes. Dmitry has appeared on TV multiple times, is a frequent guest on radio and podcasts, and has been extensively quoted in agenda-setting media from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal to Time Magazine and the Economist.  Prior to launching his own consultancy, Dmitry represented Australia at the World Trade Organization on such issues as agriculture, trade facilitation, women’s economic empowerment and economic development. He negotiated for Australia at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference and the 14th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development quadrennial. Dmitry built his consultancy off the back of explaining trade issues and especially the trade implications of Brexit on Twitter, where his account is perhaps the most followed of any trade expert in the world. Since being appointed the first Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform, he has helped guide the organization into a position of prominence within the trade landscape. The Platform has hosted the key policy addresses of the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Vladis Dombrovskis, as well as speeches by Nobel Peace Prize winners, the WTO Director-General and dozens of Ambassadors.

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