Media
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Perspectives: WTO members may value global trade rules – but only for others
David Henig argues in Borderlex on the WTO members' stand on global trade rules.
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The US and EU, and the Emerging Supply Chain Network: Politics, Prospects, and Allies
Fredrik Erixon contributes to a book on emerging US-EU supply chains, focused on geopolitics and resilience.
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In Strait of Hormuz, Iran and China take aim at US dollar hegemony
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama argues via Al Jazeera that China's balanced trade with Iran, providing vital machinery and buying oil, makes yuan-based transactions possible, unlike Europe or Japan previously.
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The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index
Report developed with Bertelsmann Stiftung and The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw). It presents how interconnected the EU is with its neighbours compared to China, Russia, and the US – across trade, finance, and economic policy.
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Die EU verliert an Gewicht, China und Russland gewinnen
The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index receives special coverage by the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
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FIW-PB 68 Why the EU Needs to be a Better Neighbour to the Western Balkans – A Geopolitical Assessment
Philipp Lamprecht urges in a FIW brief that the EU must prioritise the Western Balkans region by granting data adequacy and improving trade finance to boost integration, economic ties, and regional stability amid global shifts.
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Will the cooperation summit in China try to appease Putin on Ukraine?
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama notes China seeks an end to the Ukraine conflict but avoids isolating Russia, emphasising diplomatic balance and no concerns from Ukraine regarding China for Euronews.
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From Piraeus to the Western Balkans: China’s Growing Footprint in Southeast Europe
Senior Fellow Bernd Cristoph Ströhm writes for the Hungarian Conservative about how China and the EU compete for influence in the Western Balkans, with China prioritising Serbia. EU investment remains dominant, but integration frustrations persist region-wide.
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Mitigating Burdens: Addressing the Impact of EU Sustainable Development Regulations on Neighbouring Countries
Fifth paper crafted in collaboration with Bertelsmann Stiftung under the "Sovereign Europe: Strategic Management of Global Interdependence" project, focusing on the relationships between the European Union (EU) and its neighbouring countries in the EU's indirect-land-use-change (ILUC) rules.
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Brussels Blueprint, Turkish Overreach? The Risks of Copying the EU’s Digital Competition Law
Matthias Bauer and Dyuti Pandya writes about Turkey’s proposed digital competition rules mimicking the EU’s DMA, risking overregulation, stifled innovation, and deterred foreign investment via Turkish Law Blog.