Insights
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The Legality of Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs: What Can the EU Expect from the SCOTUS Decision?
By: Renata ZilliA decision by the US Supreme Court on the "Liberation Day Tariffs" is expected soon. More precisely, the decision concerns the legality of President...
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Trump and the Magaverse
By: Renata ZilliWelcome to the Magaverse – a parallel economic universe where imports equal weakness, deficits are enemies, and protectionism is salvation! Since...
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The Case for Expanding the EU’s Transatlantic Relations
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Latin America North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Renata ZilliIn 1917, in the aftermath of the sinking of U.S. merchant ships, President Woodrow Wilson told Congress in his request for a declaration of war on...
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Mexico: the Missing Piece in the EU’s Transatlantic Outlook
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Latin America North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Renata ZilliMexico elected a new President in June and, on October 1st,, the country's first female president, Dr Claudia Sheinbaum, will take office. There are...
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The Next EU Parliamentary Elections and the Future of International Trade
By: Renata Zilli"The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to...
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The Resilience of Liberalism: Two Years After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Renata Zilli"The battles for decency and truth are among the most important political battles of our time, and the adjective liberal is our most important...
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EU-Russia Trade Since the Start of the War – Recoupling for Some, Expansion for Others
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityRussia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was met with calls for economically alienating Russia. Countries were encouraged to impose sanctions,...
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The Shared Pursuit of a Values-Based Globalisation
Tags: globalisationBy: Renata ZilliWestern liberal globalisation needs a reboot. Over the past years, the West and its institutions have distanced themselves from the outside world,...
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How to Win Friends and Influence People: EU Sanctions, Trade Distortions, and the Case for Reviving Economic Diplomacy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe response of the West to the Russian war in Ukraine has been to isolate the Russian economy. And although it might seem like they have been...
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Can China Make up for the West?
The Russian economy is in disarray. The Russian ruble is in free fall; sales of foreign exchange are banned; and foreign companies are fleeing Russia...
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Russia Import Dependency Problem
There’s a lot of talk about Europe’s dependency on the Russian economy – especially the flow into Europe of oil, gas, grains, and some gases...