Insights
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Standing up for Competition
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Oscar GuineaPicture the 100 meters final in the Olympic Games. 30 meters before the end, Usain Bolt starts to slow down. With five meters to go, all the runners...
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The Next Stages of UK Trade Policy
Tags: UKBy: David HenigThe context for UK trade policy in the future remains unclear. It is possible but unlikely that the UK will be leaving the EU with full future...
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Assessing UK Trade Policy Progress
Tags: UKBy: David HenigSummary We see signs of progress in preparing the UK for greater trade policy freedom outside of EU membership, such as a few agreements reached to...
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Why the UK Government’s Brexit Proposals Were Defeated in Parliament Twice
Research Areas: UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigThere is a general rule of international negotiations, which is to make sure you have sufficient domestic support to ensure whatever you agree with...
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What Does the Future Hold for US Trade Policy?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Alice PoidevinLast year was a difficult year for free trade and the international rules-based system. No doubt the US played an important role in this: It...
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Lessons from Uber for the Taxi Industry
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Jimmyn ParcOnce again taxi drivers have blocked the streets in a major European city as part of a protest against the ride-sharing service Uber. The latest...
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Online Platform Restrictions and Small Firm Exports
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityStricter rules on online platforms restrain potential trade, especially for smaller businesses. This is because online platforms facilitate export...
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Regulating Artificial Intelligence: Should There Be Innovation Without Permission?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Guest AuthorBrian Williamson, a Partner at consultancy Communications Chambers. The views in this blog are his own. The European Commission, along with...
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Huawei, Which Way? Perceptions and US-China Relations
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East Korea Project North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stephen RangerFollowing the global financial crisis in 2008, the G-2 framework of a global strategic partnership was seen among observers as the way forward for...
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How We Made a Top-Ranking Guide to Globalisation
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: globalisationBy: Guest AuthorBy Melina Kolb, Digital Communications Manager at the Peterson Institute for International Economics The Peterson Institute recently experimented...
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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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Myths Abound on Trade Policy
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: tradeBy: Guest AuthorBy Iain Murray, Competitive Enterprise Institute The global trading system that was set up after World War II and has been so successful in...