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TTC and pre-empting the next transatlantic tech war
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and Robin Baker Admittedly, the trading relationship between the EU and the U.S. has never been an easy one. Since the late 1960s, commercial disputes and conflicting agendas...
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While We Look at the TTC Progress, a Risk May Rise Elsewhere
As top policymakers from both sides of the Atlantic gather near Paris on Sunday for the second ministerial meeting of the EU-US Trade & Technology Council (TTC), representatives will seek to find...
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National Insecurity: Transatlantic Distress over Market Concentration
This piece was co-authored with Robin Baker, a Research Associate at the London School of Economics. Tech market concentration is only an issue when you don’t have a horse in the race. At least,...
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US Sanctions Against Chinese 5G: Inconsistencies and Paradoxical Outcomes
This piece was co-authored with Robin Baker, a Research Associate at the London School of Economics. US sanctions against Chinese 5G have been inconsistently applied for the supply of critical...
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Data Should be Part of the Discussions in Pittsburgh
Today in Pittsburgh, the newly created EU-US Trade and Tech Council (TCC) holds its first meeting. The stakes are high and according to the official TTC agenda, a new Transatlantic deal on data is...
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Spotlight on Brazil, trade and environment: Can the U.S. pressure Brazil without a trade deal?
Renata Amaral, Adjunct Professor at Washington College of Law and Founder of Women Inside Trade Brazil’s image on climate and environment issues is not in its best shape. Especially abroad....
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Filling the void: Can global private leaders replace government?
Last year, NASA launched its first human space mission from US soil since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. For almost a decade, US astronauts had been dependent on Russian Soyuz...
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Industrial Policy: Europe’s (Second) Hamiltonian Moment
Thanks to Anna Guildea for helpful comments. Alexander Hamilton, Europe’s new inspirational hero, not just because EU members have agreed to issue debt collectively for the first time, but...
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Transatlantic Tech Policy Cooperation: Add Coordination on Government Aid to the List
By Carl Schonander, Tech Policy Executive, Global Digital Finance Americas Consultant, Former U.S. Diplomat Last month, Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan released their annual survey...
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Biding time for a new U.S. trade agenda
This note (originally published in print by the Global Commerce Institute in November 2020) looked at the direction of the U.S. trade policy under the new administration, immediately after the...