Trade, Globalisation and Security
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Can Plurilateralism Save the Bali Agreement on Trade Facilitation?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonThe new package of trade accords that was concluded at the World Trade Organisation’s Bali Ministerial Meeting late last year was a fresh start for...
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Les Fonds Souverains de Brevets (FSB) :Un nouvel instrument de défense commerciale?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: trade defenceLa prolifération des fonds souverains de brevets (FSB) fait peu débat alors même qu’il existe une demande croissante en faveur de règles, au...
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Sovereign Patent Funds (SPFs): Next-generation Trade Defence?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: trade defenceWhile there is an increasing demand for a discipline in the next generation FTAs that restricts SOEs in international trade, there is less debate on...
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Cities and the Wealth of Nations: How can Helsinki, London, Paris and Stockholm prosper from TTIP?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe two major forces shaping the global economy are globalisation and urbanisation. Both these forces have both contributed to a much greater role of...
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Demystifying Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Investor-State Dispute Settlement, a legal provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) or other International Investment Agreements that gives...
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The Problematic Politics of China’s Economic Reform Plans
China is in a race against time to re-engineer its faltering economic model, famously described by Wen Jiabao, its last prime minister, as...
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Negotiating Trade in Services: Lessons From Autonomous Liberalisation
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityGreater trade openness in services is central for new trade agreements to boost trade and economic growth. A sector often neglected in past trade...
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OECD BEPS: Reconciling Global Trade, Taxation Principles and the Digital Economy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityFollowing media reports on the low tax rates paid by some of the world’s largest multinationals, international tax reform has moved to the top of...
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In Search of China’s Foreign Policy
This Policy Brief takes stock of recent developments and future trends in China’s foreign policy. It questions China’s progress in shaping its...
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The “Repsol Case” Against Argentina: Lessons for Investment Protection Policy
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Latin America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonAre Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) fit for purpose – to help resolving disputes between investors and states in an efficient, fair and...
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The Japan-EU Negotiations on Railway
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityDespite major advancements in the Japan-EU FTA (JEUFTA) negotiations, the talks remain difficult in the railway sector. These difficulties flow...
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After the Bali Agreement: Lessons from the Doha Round for the WTO’s Post-Bali Agenda
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonAt the WTO summit in Bali late last year, trade ministers managed to clear the way for a new trade agreement. This is positive news – and it proves...