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Cultural Exception vs. Cultural Openness: Back To Seoul, BTS!
In general, it is easy to agree with the concept of cultural exception that France has for many years evoked. Such an approach is based on the idea that cultural goods are different from other...
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Compulsory Licensing of IP-protected Drugs: Colombia’s Panacea for Access to Better Healthcare Services?
On 30 May 2018, Colombia joined the OECD as the group’s 37th member. Prior to the country’s accession, the Colombian government implemented a number of reforms aimed at modernising its economy...
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L’insoutenable légèreté de la décision de l’Institut Français de Séoul en Corée : La disparition de la Médiathèque à Séoul
« C’est avec beaucoup d’humilité que je viens aujourd’hui dans ce lieu essayer de vous parler de francophonie ». Si je reprends, avec encore plus d’humilité, cette première phrase du...
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The WTO is a disaster. Really?
Dear Mr President, I have heard that you called the World Trade Organisation (WTO) “a disaster for America”, and would like to suggest with all due respect that you have been reading the...
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US Import Tariffs on Steel Threaten the US Economy
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...
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China’s Growing Soft Power: Should Europe Protect its Cultural Industries?
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...
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Transatlantic Trade Relations: Return to Normal?
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...
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What’s the Economic Impact of Brexit and the US Withdrawal from TPP?
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...
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Book Review: Europe in Emerging Asia
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...
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Strategic Challenge or Economic Benefit? Interpreting China’s FDI Flows
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and national security are often adversarial to one another. This is particularly the case with outward FDI from China targeting strategic infrastructure in various...