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The European Union’s China Policy: Priorities and Strategies for the New Commission
The arrival of a new European Commission is a good opportunity for Europe to re-consider its policy vis-à-vis China. Under Xi Jinping, China is...
The Health of Nations: A Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agenda for Better Healthcare
Today, increases in the demand for healthcare are driving European governments to look for ways to control growth in healthcare expenditures and at...
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An Accident Report
This Policy Brief is co-authored with Bob Vastine and J Bradford Jensen The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was...
TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP: A Challenge to Europe
What if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not a doomed initiative – and what if it will actually make inroads into modern trade problems? The...
A Retrospective on the Korean Film Policies: Return of the Jedi
The Korean film industry offers a remarkably successful and fascinating story all the more because it was largely unexpected. Almost totally...
Cities and the Wealth of Nations: How can Helsinki, London, Paris and Stockholm prosper from TTIP?
The two major forces shaping the global economy are globalisation and urbanisation. Both these forces have both contributed to a much greater role of...
Demystifying Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Investor-State Dispute Settlement, a legal provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) or other International Investment Agreements that gives...
The Problematic Politics of China’s Economic Reform Plans
China is in a race against time to re-engineer its faltering economic model, famously described by Wen Jiabao, its last prime minister, as...
In Search of China’s Foreign Policy
This Policy Brief takes stock of recent developments and future trends in China’s foreign policy. It questions China’s progress in shaping its...
The Japan-EU Negotiations on Railway
Despite major advancements in the Japan-EU FTA (JEUFTA) negotiations, the talks remain difficult in the railway sector. These difficulties flow...