Insights
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Intellectual Property and Biodiversity
The EU-Colombia, Peru, Ecuador FTA is the EU FTA that contains most intellectual property provisions of all EU FTAs regarding the protection of...
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Thoughts on EU Trade Policy After Ukraine
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigWith the rapidity of events in the last month full analysis of the long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for global politics or...
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Digital Sovereignty Revisited
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIn a recent LinkedIn post, my colleague Hosuk Lee-Makiyama asked why so many policymakers in Europe are concerned with digital sovereignty when the...
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The Role of Intellectual Property for the Single Market and SMEs
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Fredrik ErixonThere is an intimate relation between the single market and intellectual property (IP) in that they both rely fundamentally on economies of...
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Can China Make up for the West?
The Russian economy is in disarray. The Russian ruble is in free fall; sales of foreign exchange are banned; and foreign companies are fleeing Russia...
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On Ukraine: Why the Crisis May Actually Intensify New Globalisation Rather Than Scale It Back
In response to sanctions levied by the US after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia has effectively halted the supply of key rocket engines to the...
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Russia Import Dependency Problem
There’s a lot of talk about Europe’s dependency on the Russian economy – especially the flow into Europe of oil, gas, grains, and some gases...
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The EU’s Industrial Strategy: Blessing or Curse for Knowledge-intensive Industries?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Matthias BauerIn March 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper outlining the cornerstones of a new European Industrial Strategy for a “globally...
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The Day When History Changed: Choices and Consequences for Europe’s Future Relation to Russia
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonThere are days when history accelerates. February 24th, 2022, is one of those days. If the post-Cold War order had not ended before, Russia’s...
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New Report Questioning Political Logic and Economic Assessment Behind EU DMA Proposal
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerLast week, the US government distributed an eight-point policy paper calling on the EU to reconsider its proposed Digital Market Act (DMA). The...
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Introducing Our New Trade and IP Project
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP Project Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: intellectual propertyBy: Fredrik ErixonIntellectual Property (IP) is all around us. But in a fast evolving world, European businesses are faced with new questions regarding innovation....
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China’s Participation in O-RAN
In recent months, it has become evident how the US sanctions against Chinese technology suppliers seem inconsistent, especially when it comes to the...