Far East
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Beijing Is Not Coercing Spain: Madrid Is Providing the Influence for Free
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn 2025, Spain became one of the primary targets of Chinese investments in Europe, with EV-related commitments up 147 per cent – third in Europe...
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China Brings Trade Law to Cybersecurity
What EU cyber attachés and trade counsellors need to know about CSA2 and the WTO. In a rather unusual move, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the...
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Why China’s Record Trade Surplus can’t be Blamed on US Restrictions
This op-ed originally appeared in het Financieele Dagblad. As China’s record-breaking trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion this year, it...
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The Battle for Regulatory Leadership in the Indo-Pacific: From 2016 Rule-Writing to Today’s Multipolar Reality
Research Areas: Far East Latin America North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Koen BerdenIn the Indo-Pacific, trade agreements have never been just about tariffs. They are vehicles to set standards and rules; to decide who sets the...
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Reviewing the Digital Markets Act: Inspirations from Japan
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe European Commission is in the process of reviewing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the flagship ex-ante competition regulation introduced a few...
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Rethinking Europe in a New Global Economic Landscape: Finding Answers Must Start by Reflecting Our Own Position
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigFear of China and despair at US unreliability extending into coercion can be felt across Europe. At worst this extends to the scenario of economic...
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H20 Back in the Chinese Market: Washington’s Calculated Adjustment
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorBy Hao Wu, research assistant at ECIPE Timeline Made with time.graphics NVIDIA’s H20 GPU resumed sales to China as the company announced...
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The WTO in the Age of Trump’s Trade Bullying – Should There Be WTO Reform?
By: Stuart HarbinsonSomething doesn’t add up. In Geneva, countries continue to profess undying commitment to the WTO. Meanwhile, their governments back home scramble...
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The US and China Have Reached a Temporary Truce in the Trade Wars, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead
This article is co-authored with Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Trade, University of...
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Globalisation Is Winning – And Other Trade Trends in the Age of Trump
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East New Globalisation North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigTrade talk has gone mainstream as a result of President Trump’s actions. On top of reporting costs and uncertainty to business this has meant...
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China’s Expanding Influence in the Western Balkans: Why Montenegro Matters
In recent years, powers such as Russia and China increased their economic and political presence in the Western Balkans. It is evident that the EU is...
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Korea’s New AI Law: Not a Progeny of Brussels
Background to the Korean law On the 26th of December 2024, Korea’s National Assembly passed the ‘Act on the Development of AI and Establishment...