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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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Europe’s Real Trade Weapon Is Not Tariffs on Goods
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityOver the weekend, President Donald Trump’s anger at Europe flared once again. The United States announced its intention to impose a 10 per cent...
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The EU–Mercosur Agreement Is Not Old. The Debate About It Is.
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance EU-Mercosur Project Latin America Regions Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Bruno CapuzziMuch of the opposition to the EU–Mercosur agreement relies on claims that do not stand up to scrutiny. The agreement is often portrayed as...
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WTO Reform – Be Careful What You Wish For?
By: Stuart HarbinsonOn 15 December 2025 the United States submitted a paper “On WTO Reform” to the World Trade Organization’s General Council. This looks like an...
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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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What Europe Can Learn from Trump’s Manufacturing Mistake
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 11th of May 2025. The original article can be found here. That we learn from our...
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The New “Pact for the Mediterranean” – Prioritising Areas of High Potential and Urgent Need
Research Areas: Africa EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Jan A. MicallefOver the years numerous ambitious initiatives sought to strengthen ties in the Mediterranean region. These range from the Barcelona Process to the...
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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...