Trade, Globalisation and Security
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From Periphery to Power: The Geoeconomic Case for Southeast Europe
Research Areas: Bridging Frontlines EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThis Policy Brief is co-authored with Frauke Seebass, Researcher, Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) This Policy Brief analyses the...
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The WhatsApp World Order: Learning to Live with the New Global Political Economy
By: David HenigAn inter-connectivity and technology revolution transformed the world over the last 30 years - with AI being the latest instalment. Multiple,...
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Europe’s Frontier Countries: The EU’s Geopolitical Test
Research Areas: Bridging Frontlines EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Tengiz PkhaladzeEurope’s frontier regions are no longer a buffer but a real-time stress-test of the European Union’s ability to translate geopolitical ambition...
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From Factories to Ideas: The New Map of Global Power
Research Areas: Innovation, IP, and Human Capital New Globalisation Trade, Globalisation and SecurityWhen trade is driven by ideas, data and innovation rather than goods, alliances – not geography – determine global power. The world is...
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Cloud Resilience and Security: Why Exit, Portability, and Lifecycle Design Matter
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe future of computing points to cloud services remaining deeply embedded across sectors. As cloud technologies converge with edge networks and...
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Time is Money: The Cost of Delaying the Ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance EU-Mercosur Project Latin America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBetween 2021 and 2025, the EU sacrificed €183bn in exports and €291bn in gross domestic product due to its failure to ratify the EU-Mercosur...
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Openness and Fragmentation in EU Defence Procurement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityEurope’s fragmented defence procurement markets undermine Europe’s security efforts. Larger procurement markets, by contrast, deliver sharper...
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Quantum Clusters: Ranking the World’s Deep-Tech Epicentres
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: quantum technologiesThe ECIPE Quantum Project has so far laid the groundwork for understanding the global quantum landscape. It introduced the fundamentals of quantum...
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The Services Revolution: Industrial Policy for a Modern Economy
A ”manufacturing-first” attitude has taken hold in the European economic policy discussion. New strategies and industrial policies are designed...
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Trade Policy 3.0: Three Scenarios for Tomorrowland
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: trade policyBy: Lucian CernatGlobal trade policy is at a crossroads. For decades, trade liberalisation was guided first by macroeconomic principles – Trade Policy 1.0 – and...
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Privacy at a Price? An Empirical Analysis of GDPR’s Impact on EU Trade Flows
The introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 created conditions that could raise the cost of trading services...
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The Trade Effects of AI Provisions in PTAs: Does Non-Binding Matter?
This paper examines whether non-binding (“soft”) AI-related provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) move trade and how their effects...