Trade, Globalisation and Security
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Who’s Afraid of China’s High-Tech Challenge?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityOver the last 30 years, the speed and scale of China’s economic rise have stunned the world. Now its government has mapped out bold plans for the...
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Biofuels Reform in the European Union: Why New ILUC Rules will Reinforce the WTO Inconsistency of EU Biofuels Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonThis paper takes stock of the proposals by the European Commission and members of the European Parliament to amend the Renewable Energy Directive...
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Solar Panels, Telecommunication Equipment – and the “Modernisation” of EU Trade Defence Policy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonCan trade defence instruments like anti-dumping and anti-subsidy/countervailing duties be smartly used to counter government subsidies distorting the...
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Who’s Afraid of China’s High-tech Challenge?
Over the last 30 years, the speed and scale of China’s economic rise have stunned the world. Now its government has mapped out bold plans for the...
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CHINA’S RISE: Perceptions and Misperceptions
In a new paper – presented at an ECIPE Conference – Krishnan Srinivasan, former Foreign Secretary of India, analysed the political direction of...
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Mixing Apples and Oranges: The Limitations of Trade Policy in Mitigating Climate Change
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityOne of the latest trends among policymakers is to combine trade policy with environmental objectives. International trade can facilitate the...
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Openness in Public Procurement Markets: Time for a Reality Check
The European Parliament hearings on the Commission’s proposal for a “Regulation establishing rules on the access of third countries’ goods and...
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Pariah in the World Economy: How Should Countries Respond to Argentina’s Return to Economic Nationalism?
By: Fredrik ErixonAssessing Argentina’s trade and investment policies, this Policy Brief discusses possible strategies for the European Union and the international...
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Life Beyond Reciprocity: Why Competition in Public Procurement is in the EU’s Own Interest
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn the name of reciprocity, the European Commission is crusading against barriers that hinder European companies from competing for public contracts...
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A EU-Taiwan Trade Accord from EU Member States Perspective: Rebalancing regional trade
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityFollowing an FTA with Korea, the EU now takes up the ambitious task of negotiating an FTA with Japan. Inarguably, ‘big’ FTAs are the way forward...
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The Renminibi on the Internationalization Trail
Tags: monetary policyThe rise of the renminbi (RMB) as a key currency in international financial markets has been fast. It reflects China’s general expansion in the...
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Back to Basics: Economic Reforms and EU-China Relations
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonWhat will happen to trade relations between China and the European Union (EU) in the next few years? China’s rise to preeminence in world trade...