South Asia and Oceania
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Digital Globalisation, Digital Trade Policy, and the Role of Developing Countries
Research Areas: Africa Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Latin America Russia and Eurasia South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityDigital trade has grown very fast in recent years, not least because of Covid-19 and its push to do online business. The pandemic, according to one...
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The Role of Intellectual Property in Achieving the Health Sustainable Development Goal
Research Areas: Africa Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Latin America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: intellectual propertyBy: Guest AuthorBy Prof. Dr. David Taylor, University College London Introduction In the absence of a vaccine much of the positive progress on combating HIV/AIDS...
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Of Debt and Disease.
Research Areas: Africa EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Latin America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityA street pharmacy in Tanzania (from author’s own archives) Debt relief is not a panacea to tackle the pandemic in the developing countries In midst...
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Trade Policy and the Fight Against Coronavirus
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe economic impact of the coronavirus or COVID-19 will be dramatic and long-lasting. Governments across the world have put in place extraordinary...
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Myanmar: Open for Business or Closed by Sanctions?
The Status Quo In January Aung Sang Suu Kyi stood at a platform in a brightly lit conference centre in Naypyidaw. The room was ostentatious and so...
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As Asia Tightens Up on Data Regulation, the EU GDPR Leaves Its Footprint
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and OceaniaBy: Guest AuthorBy Tim Yu, a cybersecurity and technology policy analyst based in Hong Kong Over recent years, there has been a concerted effort from Asian...
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What’s the Economic Impact of Brexit and the US Withdrawal from TPP?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Latin America North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityDr Kenichi Kawasaki, Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo and a leading expert on quantitative modelling...
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Book Review: Europe in Emerging Asia
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorEurope in Emerging Asia, Opportunities and Obstacles in Political and Economic Encounters, edited by Fredrik Erixon and Krishnan Srinivasan This...
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A US Retreat from TPP: What Does Services Trade Tell Us?
Research Areas: Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityDuring last weekend’s summit meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in Peru, President Obama made the case that failure to sign on to TPP would...
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A Tale of Two Continents
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorBy Anupam Ray, Professor at Paterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky at Lexington,...
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Realpolitik in ISDS Reform: Will the Commission’s Proposal get us Anywhere?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThings for the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism are not looking good lately. The system has been strongly criticised by civil...
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Why Europe Needs to Take TPP Seriously
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: APEC Australia Canada China EU GATT Japan Malaysia Mexico New Zealand RCEP Singapore TPP TTIP US Vietnam WTOThere's no point any longer in pretending: The geo-economic race over the Asia-Pacific is now on - and in the open. Will the TPP coalition declare...