Media
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In Strait of Hormuz, Iran and China take aim at US dollar hegemony
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama argues via Al Jazeera that China's balanced trade with Iran, providing vital machinery and buying oil, makes yuan-based transactions possible, unlike Europe or Japan previously.
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Australia deal boosts EU FTA network but raises question of what next
David Henig looks at the impact of the recently signed EU-Australia deal, as well as the EU’s wider approach to Free Trade Agreements in light of geopolitical uncertainty for UK in a Changing Europe.
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Cualquier tiempo pasado no siempre fue mejor
(Behind paywall in Spanish) Oscar Guinea writes an opinion piece in El País on what's wrong with the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act.
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Keir Starmer’s pick-and-choose Brexit deal faces uphill battle
David Henig comments on POLITICO Europe that the UK's piecemeal approach to single market access is reaching its limits, requiring broader concessions and partnership with Europe to progress.
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Europe at a Crossroads — Competitiveness, Industry & Global Power
Andrea Dugo speaks for Endtv about the real trajectory of the European economy and its position in a rapidly shifting global system.
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Carney’s Grand Ambition On Trade Does Not Include Trump
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama suggests via POLITICO that the EU-CPTPP alliance may simply aim to provoke the Trump administration, issuing press releases rather than genuinely harmonising trade rules of origin.
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UK blocks China wind turbine project on ‘national security’ amid tense business climate
David Henig believes Britain’s decision reflects the difficulty of balancing trade and investment with China amid growing global mistrust and geopolitical pressures.
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Europe in the global digital trade race with Erik van der Marel
Erik van der Marel speaks with the Hertie School Centre for Digital Governance about how the European Union’s increasingly stringent data- and AI-governance frameworks may be affecting its digital-trade potential at a time when other major economies are scaling up.
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Quantum Technologies and the Geostrategic Landscape: Implications for Finance and Central Banks
ECIPE study, "Benchmarking Quantum Technology Performance: Governments, Industry, Academia and their Role in Shaping our Technological Future" referenced in CIGI's Special Report on Quantum Technologies
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EU, Australia seal trade and defense deal after years of false starts
Oscar Guinea comments in CourtHouse News Service the conclusion of the EU-Australia FTA
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Europe’s competitiveness problem is a technology problem
Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea write for Encompass on how Europe's competitiveness suffers from underinvestment in technology and restrictive digital regulations, not industry decline, and how it is crucial for growth to reform the GDPR, DMA, and AI Act.