The Tom Fraser Podcast

Thomas L. Fraser

The Tom Fraser Podcast focuses on making sense of the United States' rapidly evolving tariff policy and what it means for US-Southeast Asia trade and investment. Through interviews with business and government leaders in the US and Southeast Asia, Fraser strives to help listeners understand the practical implications of how tariff policy impacts trade, investment and business.

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The Tom Fraser Podcast

Episodes (67)

Aug 14, 2025 Trump's Southeast Asia Tariff Announcements with Marc Mealy
Jun 26, 2025 Tariff Policy and Process: Ed Gresser of the Public Policy Institute on The Trump Administration's Approach to Making Trade and Tariff Policy
Feb 6, 2025 Southeast Asia's Surprisingly Big Market: A Conversation with John Goyer, Executive Director for Southeast Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Segment 2

The Tom Fraser Podcast

Aug 14, 2025
44½ minutes
40 MB

WASHINGTON – In this episode, Thomas Fraser talks with Marc Mealy about the Trump Administration’s recently announced tariffs for countries in Southeast Asia. Mealy observes that reciprocal and sectoral tariffs will impact different industries and countries in Southeast Asia in very different ways. Additionally, rules of origin and transshipment rules will create new supply chain complexities. Mealy discusses the business opportunities and the challenges the Trump Administration’s tariff policies create for companies doing business in this fast-growing part of the world. Mealy is Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer of the US-ASEAN Business Council. To lear...

The Tom Fraser Podcast

Trump's Southeast Asia Tariff Announcements with Marc Mealy

Thomas L. Fraser

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