Insights
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Let Others Invent, Let Others Defend Us!
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 16th of March 2025. The original article can be found here. In an era of...
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Can Germany Regain Its Post-War Industrial Strength? The Short Answer Is No.
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerFor decades, Germany was Europe's undisputed industrial powerhouse, known for its engineering excellence, high-end manufacturing, and a skilled...
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Sorry, Mr Draghi, but EU Exports are not a Drain on Competitiveness
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn a recent article in the Financial Times, Mario Draghi argues that the EU’s level of trade openness is unusually high and, in effect, a problem....
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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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Trump’s Reciprocity Gambit Threatens to Upend Global Trading System
Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the US Trade Representative was sailing through his confirmation hearing before the...
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Shaping an Infrastructure Security Area in the North Atlantic
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIntroduction The North Atlantic quadrant encompasses the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic Peninsula. At...
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act: A Gift to Hackers – and a Threat to Competition?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) was designed to promote competition in digital markets, particularly by preventing large technology firms from...
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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...
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Could Digital Cooperation Help De-escalate EU-US Trade Tensions?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorBy Hannes Berggren, Trade Policy Advisor, National Board of Trade Prior to the US presidential election, Sweden’s National Board of Trade argued...
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Germany’s Industry Isn’t in Decline, It’s Changing
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyGermany's industry is in turmoil. Last year’s headlines about mass layoffs by German industrial giants like Volkswagen, Thyssenkrupp, BASF, and...
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Europe’s Economic Security in Services
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityEconomic security reached the Mount Olympus of European buzzwords when Maroš Šefčovič was appointed EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic...
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Brussels Can’t Save Europe’s Car Industry – But It Can Stop Making It Worse
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerThe European Union on 30 January launched its Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, an initiative aimed at...