Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
Email: hosuk.lee-makiyama@ecipe.org
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Areas of Expertise: European Union EU Trade Agreements EU Single Market Trade Defence Healthcare Services Digital Economy WTO and Globalisation Far-East North-America Russia & Eurasia South Asia & Oceania
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama is the director of European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) and a leading author on trade diplomacy, EU-Far East relations and the digital economy.
He is regularly consulted by governments and international organisations on a range of issues, from trade negotiations to economic reforms. He appears regularly in European, Chinese and US media, and is noted for his involvement in WTO and major free trade agreements. He was also named “One of the 20 most influential people for open internet” by the readers of the Guardian UK in 2012. He was the first author to argue for a WTO case on internet censorship in China.
Prior to joining ECIPE, he was an independent counsel on regulatory affairs, competition and communication, Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, representative of Sweden and the EU member states towards the WTO and the UN, including WIPO and UNECE. Lee-Makiyama is also a Fellow at the department International Relations at the London School of Economics, and currently shares his time between LSE and ECIPE.
ECIPE Policy Briefs
AI and India’s National Interest
AI offers a policy dilemma for India. On the one hand, export competitiveness hinges on the nationwide deployment of productivity-enhancing technologies. Indian services and consultancies must incorporate AI technologies to keep their leading position in the global market. On the other hand, there are also concerns over automation’s impact on social cohesion, discriminatory algorithmic decision-making, and the risks of “deepfakes”. However, the current...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Empires of Exceptionalism: Lessons from the EU AI Act and Attempts at AI Legislation in California
The EU AI Act, which passed after three years of negotiations and much ambivalence, sets a comprehensive regulatory framework that reflects the European Union’s unique needs that are not translatable to other jurisdictions. The proposed bill in California (SB 1047) illustrates this case in point. The bill could potentially mislead the public into thinking that AI is already under effective regulatory control. Lawmakers must recognize that the EU differs...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
How Huawei Weathered the Storm: Resilience, Market Conditions or Failed Sanctions?
Huawei is exhibiting stoic resilience in the face of US sanctions, economic downturns, and the slow pace of 5G investments. There is a narrative that the company has been propped up by the Chinese government, but the key to Huawei’s resilience is multifaceted. Through pre-emptive stockpiling and ingenuity, the company has continued to fulfil its base station orders and defend its market shares abroad. Concurrently, Huawei has made an autonomous business decision...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
German Industrial Competitiveness and the Metaverse
The metaverse is the next iteration of the internet as an immersive, 3D, virtual, shared world where activities can be carried out with the help of extended reality services. But it is much more than headsets and virtual games. The metaverse is increasingly conceptualised in tandem with other advanced technologies, including AI, IoT, automation, and blockchain. Combined, these Industrie 4.0 innovations will be at the centre of German productivity growth over the...
Media Mention
How Donald Trump could affect EU trade relations with China and U.S.
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama provides his opinion on Donald Trump's Presidential Election victory and Emmanuel Macron's reaction to it in an article on...
Media Mention
Europe Is Getting Ready For Trump II
The Policy Brief "Empires of Exceptionalism: Lessons from the EU AI Act and Attempts at AI Legislation in California" by Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and...
Media Mention
Impact of the digital trade on lowering carbon emissions in 46 countries
The study "Digital Trade Restrictiveness Index" by Martina Ferracane, Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and Erik van der Marel is referenced in an article for...
Media Mention
Europe’s tech security czar-to-be faces China fight at home
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama commented via POLITICO Europe on the suitability of Henna Virkkunen for her appointed Commission role considering the reality of...
Article
US industrial policy—the flipside of sanctions
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama opines in East Asia Forum on US energy subsidies, industrial policy and their implications for the EU and...
Article
End Transatlantic Double Standards About Big Tech
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama writes about tech...
Article
In the shadow of America First – three EU trade conflicts flying under the radar
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama writes about the three EU trade conflicts flying under the...
Article
Radical Reforms May Risk South Korea’s Economic Rebound
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama writes for Forbes on President Moon and Korea's trade war with China and KORUS...
Book or Paper
The Economic Impact of Outward Direct Investment (ODI)
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama publishes a new report for LSE...
Book or Paper
Briefing Note: AI & Trade Policy
The ministerial discussion at the 2018 Tallinn Digital Summit was led by Hosuk...
Book or Paper
On Rule-based Trading in Uncertain Times
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and Hanna Deringer discuss New Zealand’s role in the new trade architecture for The Policy Observatory at Auckland University of...
Book or Paper
Technology and Patents: The Imbalances in Europe
Rositsa Georgieva and Hosuk Lee-Makiyama's article on EU and US patent reforms in the digital age, World Economics, Spring...
Speech or Presentation
U.S. Trump cabinet: ‘This is a choice where policy has already been set’
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama talks with CGTN Europe about the cabinet appointments and what to expect from the second Trump...
Speech or Presentation
Eurooppa-foorumi 29.8.2024 – Where is european competetiveness headed?
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama keynote speech on August 29th at the Eurooppa Forumii in Turku, during a session titled "Where is European competitiveness...
Speech or Presentation
What can be expected from China-EU talks over EV tariffs?
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama talked to CGTN Europe on China and EU to hold talks on EV...
Speech or Presentation
From 25 to 100: New Tariffs on Chinese EVs
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama participates in an event looking at the new 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, and what that may mean for the U.S. and global EV...