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The Peculiar Case of DiDi: What Brussels Learns from China’s Crackdown on Ride-hailing Apps
Introduction On December 3rd, DiDi, the world’s largest ride-hailing app, announced it would delist from New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and move its listing to Hong Kong, heeding the calls from the...
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Time for Europe to Step Up: the Eastern Partnership Summit and the Future of the Black Sea Region
When Eastern Partnership countries meets in Brussels for a summit on December 15, they do so while the Eastern flank of the Black Sea region is increasingly a hotspot for European security. This...
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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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Fire-side chat with Jordi Cañas: The state of the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur Agreement
In an informal discussion, Oscar Guinea talks to Jordi Cañas, a Member of the European Parliament, an International Trade Committee member, and a Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin...
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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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Playing defense in EU trade policy
This opinion piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, journalist and communicator in financing for development. Italy in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Greece in the 2004 European...
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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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Mercosur in the Mediterranean: An opportunity for post COVID-19 growth?
Jan Micallef - EU and International Trade Specialist, Former Trade Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies and lives in...
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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...