North America
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‘Appetite for Friction’ – Trump Policy Towards China
According to Frank Lavin, former US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, ‘trade negotiations should focus on managing what’s good...
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Risks to the EU from a US-China Trade Agreement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Sherman KatzAfter the United States imposed $250billion of tariffs on Chinese goods based on its determination, under U.S. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...
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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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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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The WTO is a Disaster. Really?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Roderick AbbottDear Mr President, I have heard that you called the World Trade Organisation (WTO) “a disaster for America”, and would like to suggest with...
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US Import Tariffs on Steel Threaten the US Economy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Hanna DeringerTwo weeks ago, the US Department of Commerce released its long-awaited Section 232 reports on steel and aluminum. The reports presented the US...
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Transatlantic Trade Relations: Return to Normal?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTrump’s rhetoric on trade during his election campaign set a bad tone for US trade policy in general, but also for EU-US trade relations. However,...
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What’s the Economic Impact of Brexit and the US Withdrawal from TPP?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Latin America North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityDr Kenichi Kawasaki, Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo and a leading expert on quantitative modelling...
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A US Retreat from TPP: What Does Services Trade Tell Us?
Research Areas: Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityDuring last weekend’s summit meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in Peru, President Obama made the case that failure to sign on to TPP would...
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Realpolitik in ISDS Reform: Will the Commission’s Proposal get us Anywhere?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThings for the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism are not looking good lately. The system has been strongly criticised by civil...
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After the ECJ Ruling: What Now?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaIn a nutshell On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued the long-awaited ruling on the case of Max Schrems, which investigated whether...
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Time to Resist Dovish Temptations?
Tags: USOn Thursday, the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates for the first time in nine years (figure 1). However, this decision is still surrounded...