Insights (Filter: US)
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TPP Giving Mad Men a Run for Their Money
As reported by our friends at the FT, President Obama paid a visit to the Pacific Rim (Portland, Oregon to be precise) to campaign for the TPP...
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The Spiral of Silence – How Anti-TTIP Groups Dominate German Online Media and Set the Tone for TTIP Opinion
By: Matthias BauerIn Germany, a few anti-TTIP groups are waging a resolute battle against TTIP in online media. Compared to both German industry associations and...
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TTIP in 2015: The View from Brussels
Is 2015 realistic for conclusion of the deal? This interview in POLITICO with Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and MEP Marietje Schaake, published in POLITICO is...
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Should the European Union be Inspired by Obama’s Actions on Immigration?
President Obama’s recent executive order on immigration has triggered a big debate not only in the U.S. but also in Europe. The president did not...
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Why Europe Needs to Take TPP Seriously
Tags: APEC Australia Canada China EU GATT Japan Malaysia Mexico New Zealand RCEP Singapore TPP TTIP US Vietnam WTOThere's no point any longer in pretending: The geo-economic race over the Asia-Pacific is now on - and in the open. Will the TPP coalition declare...
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Behind Global Trade Statistics
By: Roderick AbbottDo you sometimes wonder about the world trade statistics, published by the WTO? Behind the headline numbers, there is a lot to explore … Until...
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Outsider’s Perspective on TTIP
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) has been a focal point of much discussion in recent months. Of course, much of this debate...
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The World Economy – Running on One or Two Engines?
By: Fredrik ErixonThe image of the world economy in the past years has been one of a slowing tanker, running only on one engine. The developing part of the world, or...
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Spycraft or Economic Statecraft? The EU Won’t Scuttle Trade Talks with the U.S. over Espionage Allegations
(A shorter version was published on the op-ed pages of the Wall Street Journal on July 5th, 2013) Kissinger famously asked, “Who do I...
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Freeing Up Transatlantic Trade
By: Fredrik ErixonLast week European leaders endorsed the launch of negotiations between the EU and the US over a bilateral trade agreement. Leaders said that...