Although it is yet unclear when exactly and under which conditions, but the UK will eventually leave the Single Market. Several studies have therefore assessed the expected impacts of reintroduced...

Two weeks ago, the US Department of Commerce released its long-awaited Section 232 reports on steel and aluminum. The reports presented the US Department of Commerce’s findings that imports of...

The current Brexit debate is mainly about the transition period which will probably follow the UK’s exit from the EU in March 2019. I say probably because, while both sides agree on the principle...

There are concerns that posted workers in the EU dump working conditions and have a depressing effect on salaries. These individuals are temporarily sent abroad for work purposes, and are often seen...

Recent years have shown that trade policy is no longer an issue discussed behind closed doors. Grassroots movement’s campaigns have brought the topic to the streets. More and more people...

One of the notable aspects of China’s foreign policy in recent years has been the increasing focus on developing soft power. Beijing has arguably invested more in this area than any other country...

So where do matters stand with the UK-EU negotiations for an orderly separation or withdrawal agreement? Three major events – the Lancaster House speech in January, followed by the Article 50...

Trump’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, his views – or at least his rhetoric – on many...

Dr Kenichi Kawasaki, Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo and a leading expert on quantitative modelling of trade liberalisation, revisited ECIPE on March...

Europe in Emerging Asia, Opportunities and Obstacles in Political and Economic Encounters, edited by Fredrik Erixon and Krishnan Srinivasan This collection of ‘essays’, written largely from...