South Asia and Oceania
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The India–EU FTA: A New Framework for Strategic Trade Cooperation
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIndia’s premier, Narendra Modi, has just finished a tour in Europe, visiting several capitals to build stronger commercial relations. In late...
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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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A New Era in Global Trade: The EU–India Free Trade Agreement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Koen BerdenOn 26 January 2026, the European Union and India formally concluded negotiations on one of the most significant trade pacts in recent history in...
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Band-Aids on Bureaucracy: Why GDPR Reform Isn’t Enough
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and OceaniaSeven may be a divine number, but even sacred things deserve scrutiny. It took the EU seven years to begin rethinking its regulatory holy grail: the...
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EU-Indonesia CEPA: Maybe Signed, but Not Yet Sealed
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBackground The political agreement on the EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in July was rushed by political optics,...
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The EU Should Sign New Trade Agreements to Revive Long-term Economic Growth
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonFortunately, recent times have seen senior European leaders giving more support to new trade agreements than we have been used to in the past decade....
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Adapting Under Pressure: The Global South’s Quantum Journey
Research Areas: Africa Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Latin America South Asia and OceaniaBy: Guest AuthorBy Francisco Jure, Research Assistant, ECIPE. I have had an Argentine submarine livestream running in the background for days. Thousands of people...
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Redefining India’s Trade Policy for a New Global Era
The global trade environment is presently marked by deep uncertainty and rapid changes. Headlines range from new tariff threats launched under US...
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India’s Election and the Prospects for Growth Powered by Manufacturing Exports
Research Areas: Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIndia has often been touted as the world’s largest democracy. As more than 900 million people went to vote in April the Indian electorate has...
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IMEC: The Road That Should Not Be Taken
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Dyuti PandyaIn the Greek Mythology, a Sisyphean task refers to a seemingly endless and futile endeavour, almost impossible to complete. The inception of the...
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Navigating Merger Reforms in Australia: Recommendations to Australia’s Competition Taskforce
By: Matthias BauerFocusing on proposed reforms of merger enforcement in Australia, this article discusses key issues highlighted by the Competition Taskforce and major...
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2023 Will Be a Defining Year for Brexit and Trade
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigNotwithstanding endless discussions and early data, Brexit cannot yet be definitively declared a success or failure. Those who would point to trade...