Trade, Globalisation and Security
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Beyond Retaliation: A Zero-Tariff Pact Is Europe’s Smartest Move
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Matthias BauerThe EU should act – now – to offer and call for a zero-tariff agreement with the United States. It should put the proposal on the table...
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After the Trump Tariff Package – Now What?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonOn April 2nd – sorry, Liberation Day – President Trump revealed his new package of “reciprocal tariffs”. There has already been a lot of...
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Five Priorities if Trump’s Trade War Goes Digital
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorHannes Berggren, Trade Policy Advisor, National Board of Trade Sweden On 2 April, the Trump administration expanded its costly trade war by...
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Faster Please, Europe: Four Lessons from Reagan
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Frank LavinWith increased U.S. pressure on Ukraine, it is useful to look to history for policy guideposts. I served in the Reagan White House as he worked to...
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Finding an Alternative to Populist Trade Policies
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigEven before the chaos of Trump’s second term, bringing back factory jobs and talking about tariffs were the predominant trade policy discussions in...
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Let Others Invent, Let Others Defend Us!
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 16th of March 2025. The original article can be found here. In an era of...
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Sorry, Mr Draghi, but EU Exports are not a Drain on Competitiveness
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn a recent article in the Financial Times, Mario Draghi argues that the EU’s level of trade openness is unusually high and, in effect, a problem....
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China’s Expanding Influence in the Western Balkans: Why Montenegro Matters
In recent years, powers such as Russia and China increased their economic and political presence in the Western Balkans. It is evident that the EU is...
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Trump’s Reciprocity Gambit Threatens to Upend Global Trading System
Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the US Trade Representative was sailing through his confirmation hearing before the...
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Shaping an Infrastructure Security Area in the North Atlantic
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIntroduction The North Atlantic quadrant encompasses the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic Peninsula. At...
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The EU’s Digital Markets Act: A Gift to Hackers – and a Threat to Competition?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) was designed to promote competition in digital markets, particularly by preventing large technology firms from...
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Could Digital Cooperation Help De-escalate EU-US Trade Tensions?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Guest AuthorBy Hannes Berggren, Trade Policy Advisor, National Board of Trade Prior to the US presidential election, Sweden’s National Board of Trade argued...