Trade reporter for @POLITICO Past work @Business @AsharqNews @NYUAbuDhabi - Contact: ahawkins@politico.com 1-718-668-4575

Joined January 2019
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"The world’s largest economies want to come together to act on China’s growing economic threat. President Donald Trump is more interested in going it alone" via @_AriHawkins @drdesrochers @politico subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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Some personal news, as they say. Today is my first day at POLITICO. I'm still in DC, still covering trade, and will be working with the team on the Morning Trade newsletter. Send tips, press releases and coffee invites to oward@politico.com
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Ari Hawkins retweeted
Lobbyists are growing increasingly optimistic that the administration’s vague proposal for a body to oversee trade with China, an idea first teased by USTR Jamieson Greer in March, could evolve into a major channel for tariff relief via @_AriHawkins politico.com/news/2026/05/30…
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Boycotts of U.S. booze have resulted in a 78% drop in wine exports to Canada — an issue USTR has raised in trade talks. @fordnation: "American alcohol will only go back on shelves when the U.S. removes its tariffs." Story by @drdesrochers @_AriHawkins subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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“There are operational constraints to managing a war from a foreign country — particularly a hostile one like China. It would be terribly awkward for Trump and Xi to transact in this climate" @politico @_AriHawkins @drdesrochers politico.com/news/2026/03/21…
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“I would assume that the Trump people will fight the idea of refunds, and that’ll be the next thing that’ll go winding through the courts,” Trump’s first term Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in an interview. “There will be more litigation.” politico.com/news/2026/02/20…
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