Insights (Filter: EU)
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How to Kill a Bad Idea and Spread the Good Ones: An Iterative Public Policy Method for EU Policymakers
By: Oscar GuineaFor centuries, Europe has been politically fragmented. Counterintuitively, this fragmentation was a blessing, not a curse. The reason was that,...
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Six Months into the Second von der Leyen Commission – Where are the Policies for Long-Run Economic Growth?
By: Fredrik ErixonThere are different ways to think about the economy. Economic reality will routinely present any policymaker with challenges that require actions in...
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What Next for the UK-EU Trade Relationship?
By: David HenigOn May 19 the UK and EU started a new phase in their turbulent history. By agreeing a future program of work including negotiating alignment on food...
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What is the Endgame of Trump’s Tariffs?
It’s an occupational hazard of a trade economist, perhaps, that you will get your holiday disrupted by Trump’s trade tirades. At any rate, this...
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Free Trade Is the Proper Response to US Protectionism
Six weeks after President Trump’s “Liberation Day”, in which he imposed “reciprocal tariffs” on the world, United States (US) trade policy...
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Globalisation Is Winning – And Other Trade Trends in the Age of Trump
By: David HenigTrade talk has gone mainstream as a result of President Trump’s actions. On top of reporting costs and uncertainty to business this has meant...
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Trade Retaliation – An Answer Waiting for Its Question
By: Fredrik ErixonA question that is haunting the EU and other key trading partners of the United States is whether they should retaliate against Trump’s tariff...
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Ten Days After Trump’s Trade Assault: US Staring into the Abyss
By: Fredrik Erixon“There are weeks when decades happen”, Lenin famously said. The first two weeks of April this year have been such an event: major foundations of...
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Beyond Retaliation: A Zero-Tariff Pact Is Europe’s Smartest Move
By: Matthias BauerThe EU should act – now – to offer and call for a zero-tariff agreement with the United States. It should put the proposal on the table...
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After the Trump Tariff Package – Now What?
By: Fredrik ErixonOn April 2nd – sorry, Liberation Day – President Trump revealed his new package of “reciprocal tariffs”. There has already been a lot of...
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Faster Please, Europe: Four Lessons from Reagan
By: Frank LavinWith increased U.S. pressure on Ukraine, it is useful to look to history for policy guideposts. I served in the Reagan White House as he worked to...
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EuroStack’s Hypocrisy: A European Vision Built on American Cloud Solutions?
By: Matthias BauerThe EuroStack campaign, primarily led by small and mid-sized European cloud providers, open-source firms, and cybersecurity specialists, argues for...