Trade, Globalisation and Security
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The EU, ISDS and a Failed Consultation
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonIn the small pond of European trade and investment-policy wonks, the European Commission made some waves two weeks ago when it finally reported on...
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TTIP in 2015: The View from Brussels
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIs 2015 realistic for conclusion of the deal? This interview in POLITICO with Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and MEP Marietje Schaake, published in POLITICO is...
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Linking Russia’s Crisis to Trade: Shall We Go Back to the Root of the Problem?
The latest crisis in a series of political events in Russia has shown that its economy is extremely fragile. Partly this is because Russia’s...
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China – Regionalism and Multilateralism
By: Fredrik ErixonThe history of international economic cooperation teaches us one important lesson: every form of cooperation will die – essentially if not...
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The Politics of TTIP – What are the Key Controversies, How to Address Them?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe recent conference organised by ECIPE on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that the EU and the US are currently...
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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...
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#ECIPEdebates: ISDS in TTIP – Should it Stay or Should it Go?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn his reply to our latest #ECIPEdebate, Simon Lester - trade policy analyst at Cato Institute - expresses the feeling that many of...
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Behind Global Trade Statistics
By: Roderick AbbottDo you sometimes wonder about the world trade statistics, published by the WTO? Behind the headline numbers, there is a lot to explore … Until...
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Railways Derailing EU-Japan Talks?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecuritySince the mid-2000s, the EU has made the opening of public procurement markets one of its key priorities in the WTO and in the bilateral agreements...
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One Country, Two Internets: China and Hong Kong
Shenzhen, also known as China’s Silicon Valley, is located less than 30 km north of Hong Kong. As a leading ICT capital, Shenzhen’s economic...
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East African Community and the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreement: Do African Countries Suffer from the Victim Complex?
Research Areas: Africa EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy Maria Salfi (Intern at ECIPE) A week has passed and the deadline to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) missed. African countries are...
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#ECIPEdebates: Will Malmström Change the Course of EU Trade Policy?
Following the nomination of Cecilia Malmström as the new European Commissioner for Trade, ECIPE asked its Twitter followers whether the new...