Unified State – Official Bulletin (18 June 2025)
Subject: Recent U.S. Tariffs & Path Toward a Comprehensive Treaty
1 · Context — April 2025 Tariffs
On the United States announced a universal 10 % baseline tariff on all imports, with higher duties for 57 territories & nations, including the sub-Antarctic Heard & McDonald Islands0. Follow-up coverage by CBS News confirmed the islands were specifically listed under the new measure1.
The broader tariff programme—outlined in White House fact-sheets on 25 % levies against Mexico & Canada2 and the reciprocal-tariff National Emergency order3—remains in force after a recent appellate stay (Reuters, 29 May 2025)4.
2 · Unified State Response
We accept the Heard & McDonald tariff with gratitude. The measure highlights our archipelago’s growing role in sustainable research; new fees will be reinvested in polar-ecology labs and zero-carbon logistics.
Our Council views the tariff as an invitation—“iron sharpening iron”—to deepen bilateral cooperation rather than retreat into economic isolation.
3 · Next Steps Toward a Treaty
- Science & Technology 🧬 — We propose a joint research annex mirroring principles in the 1979 U.S.–China STA5, prioritising open data and polar-climate modelling.
- Economic ⚙️ — Our Finance Guild is analysing macro-effects using the Penn Wharton tariff simulator6 to recommend reciprocal green-tech incentives.
- Security 🛡️ — We invite Pentagon & State Dept. liaisons to explore a light-footprint rescue-support hub on Atlas Peninsula (Heard Isl.) within TIAS frameworks (State.gov 2025 docket)7.
Formal notes verbales will be dispatched to U.S. counterparts on . We project draft signing before the austral spring research window.
4 · Closing Reflection
Tariffs can wound or weld. We choose the latter—transforming friction into partnership, steel into bridges, and policy heat into polar light.
Love & Freedom—Unified State Council
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