Insights
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Back to the Future: Competing to Avoid the Economic Dependencies of the Past
By: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 18th of October 2026. The original article can be found here. Economic dependence...
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Customs Policy and Trade Defence: When Supply Chain Decisions Become Tax Avoidance
By: Guest AuthorDr Anna Jerzewska, founder of Trade & Borders International trade is changing, and the EU, like every other major economy, is grappling with how...
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Postcards from Cambridge, MA: Canada’s European Turn Is About More Than Trade
As part of my fellowship at Harvard University's Weatherhead Centre this year, I am starting a series of blogs reflecting on current developments in...
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Why China Cannot Escape the Economics of Self-Sufficiency
Tags: ChinaChina’s aim for greater self-reliance is becoming increasingly credible. Beijing’s new five-year plan doubles down on technological self-reliance...
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EU-Belarus: No Need to Wait for Political Rapprochement to Start Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
By: Guest AuthorYauheni Preiherman, Director, Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations As global geopolitical competition grows and instability...
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Why the October Summit Must Make Enlargement More Credible and Economically Meaningful
This article is co-authored with Frauke Seebass, Member, Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG). The EU has a strategic opportunity to...
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European Peace Facility (EPF) – The Next Stage of Europe’s Security Adaptation
By: Tengiz PkhaladzeThe September 2026 update of the European Peace Facility (EPF), which supports defence and security in the EU and partner countries, reflects a...
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UK Rejoin Requires a Bigger European Story
By: David HenigRejoining the EU is formally back on the UK political map if not yet a government commitment. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s speech offering the...
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The Injunction Divide: America Reconsiders, Europe Stays Undecided
Twenty years after the US Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange, L.L.C. reshaped the law of patent injunctions, Washington is beginning...
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Ukraine’s Upcoming 5G Auction: Trust, Rules, Money
For most of the past two years, Ukraine’s telecommunications policy has been viewed through the lens of wartime resilience. Keeping networks...
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The Black Sea Region – NATO’s Strategic Test
By: Tengiz PkhaladzeThe security environment in the Black Sea region continues to deteriorate. Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports and maritime infrastructure, together...
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Towards a More Realistic EU China Debate
By: David HenigOne major focus of autumnal Brussels trade and industrial policy conversation will be relations with China and the belief that protection is needed...