Insights
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Free Trade Is the Proper Response to US Protectionism
Six weeks after President Trump’s “Liberation Day”, in which he imposed “reciprocal tariffs” on the world, United States (US) trade policy...
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Globalisation Is Winning – And Other Trade Trends in the Age of Trump
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East New Globalisation North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: David HenigTrade talk has gone mainstream as a result of President Trump’s actions. On top of reporting costs and uncertainty to business this has meant...
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Trade Retaliation – An Answer Waiting for Its Question
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonA question that is haunting the EU and other key trading partners of the United States is whether they should retaliate against Trump’s tariff...
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Justice Must Not Be for Sale: The Case of Mass Litigation
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceTags: mass litigationBy: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 13th of April 2025. The original article can be found here. Julia Roberts won...
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten UK Identity
By: David HenigThere was a small sigh of relief in the UK when President Trump finally reached the country in his tariff scoreboard revealing the lowest possible...
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Ten Days After Trump’s Trade Assault: US Staring into the Abyss
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik Erixon“There are weeks when decades happen”, Lenin famously said. The first two weeks of April this year have been such an event: major foundations of...
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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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EuroStack’s Hypocrisy: A European Vision Built on American Cloud Solutions?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerThe EuroStack campaign, primarily led by small and mid-sized European cloud providers, open-source firms, and cybersecurity specialists, argues for...