Insights
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The Phantom Menace that Threatens European Trade
This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. In the last quarter of...
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The European Economy Searches for its Michelin Star
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyTags: EUThis piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. Anyone who has tried...
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The Peculiar Case of DiDi: What Brussels Learns from China’s Crackdown on Ride-hailing Apps
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIntroduction On December 3rd, DiDi, the world’s largest ride-hailing app, announced it would delist from New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and move...
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The Curious Disappearance of Pragmatic UK is Probably not Permanent
By: David HenigThere is the EU memory of the UK as the awkward odd one, always demanding exemptions and rebates, constantly complaining about Commission overreach....
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Time for Europe to Step Up: the Eastern Partnership Summit and the Future of the Black Sea Region
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Tengiz PkhaladzeWhen Eastern Partnership countries meets in Brussels for a summit on December 15, they do so while the Eastern flank of the Black Sea region is...
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National Insecurity: Transatlantic Distress over Market Concentration
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThis piece was co-authored with Robin Baker, a Research Associate at the London School of Economics. Tech market concentration is only an issue...
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Fireside Chat with Jordi Cañas: The State of the Negotiations of the EU-Mercosur Agreement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance EU-Mercosur Project Latin America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Oscar GuineaIn an informal discussion, Oscar Guinea talks to Jordi Cañas, a Member of the European Parliament, an International Trade Committee member, and a...
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US Sanctions Against Chinese 5G: Inconsistencies and Paradoxical Outcomes
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThis piece was co-authored with Robin Baker, a Research Associate at the London School of Economics. US sanctions against Chinese 5G have been...
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There’s Another Way of Looking at the WTO
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: WTOBy: Stuart HarbinsonAs the WTO’s next ministerial conference at the end of November comes into view, many commentators portray it as another “make or break” moment...
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The (Cyber) Security of Global Supply Chains: Is this a Blind Spot for Industry 4.0?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian CernatWe hear a lot these days about the need to guarantee the security of global supply chains (GVCs) across a number of critical sectors. This is most...
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Data Should be Part of the Discussions in Pittsburgh
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaToday in Pittsburgh, the newly created EU-US Trade and Tech Council (TCC) holds its first meeting. The stakes are high and according to the official...
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Playing Defence in EU Trade Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance EU-Mercosur Project Latin America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThis opinion piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, journalist and communicator in financing for development. Italy in the 1982 FIFA...