Insights
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King Donald and the New Right
By: Fredrik ErixonIt was an event that looked like a thought. Rishi Sunak called this summer's British election the Fourth of July: America's Independence Day, the...
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Buckle Up – A Second Trump Administration and Europe
By: Fredrik ErixonIt must be the most remarkable comeback ever in democratic political history, but Donald Trump has won the Presidential election and will in January...
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The Rise of Anti-Economics: How the Western Public Discourse is Infused by the Opposite of Basic Economics
By: Fredrik ErixonMy thesis in this essay is that we now live in an era of anti-economics. Just like antimatter is the opposite of ordinary matter, the Western public...
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New Book: The US and EU, and the Emerging Supply Chain Network: Politics, Prospects and Allies
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonIn a new book, Niklas Swanström, Fredrik Erixon and Mrittika Huha Sarkar take a deeper look at key geoeconomics issues and ask what the US and the...
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Summer Reading 2024 – Book Recommendations from ECIPE
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaBy: Fredrik ErixonEvery season is a time for reading but a long summer holiday is a particularly good time for relaxing with a good book. Here is a selection of books...
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Event Summary: Competitiveness, Commerce, and the Cloud – How Can We Drive More Technology-based Change in Europe?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe event focused on the EU’s cloud and AI policy, addressing the challenges and opportunities for Europe to remain competitive in these sectors....
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Event Summary: Trading Up: How EU Trade Policy Can Lead to Better Market Access and More Resilient Sourcing
On May 14, 2024, together with Europe Unlocked, we organised a conference titled "Trading Up: How EU Trade Policy Can Lead to Better Market Access...
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Tocqueville, the Revolution and the European Parliament Election
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonIn the French city of Tours, in the heart of the Loire Valley, we can find an explanation for Europe's turbulent politics. Geert Wilders has recently...
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The Letta Report – the Good and the Bad!
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Fredrik ErixonYes, it’s the report season again! No, I don’t mean the season of full-year or Q1 reports from Corporate-land but that we have a few months ahead...
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Seminar Summary: Liberalism versus Populism – How can Liberalism Fight Back?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: populismOn Thursday, 7 March 2024, at the ECIPE office in Brussels, we organised the event titled " Liberalism versus Populism – How can Liberalism Fight...
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Winter Readings 2023 – Book Recommendations from ECIPE
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: geopoliticsBy: Fredrik ErixonWhy War? by Christopher Coker Christopher Coker – a professor at the London School of Economics (and close friend of ECIPE) who tragically died...
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Plato, Love, and the Philosophical Problem of Europe’s AI Act
By: Fredrik ErixonPlato’s Symposium is a good place to start a discussion about the EU’s forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act – or AI Act. Before you choke on...