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Episode 46: Europe’s Trade Strategy for the Age of Geoeconomic Globalisation with Christian Bluth
Europe’s trade policy may soon start to change as the European Commission and national governments set out to respond to new threats and opportunities. In a new book, Dr. Christian Bluth...
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Episode 45: Germany and The World of Yesterday with Leon Mangasarian
In a recent study for the London School of Economics called Germany and the world of yesterday, Leon Mangasarian argues that Germany's golden age of security is over and that it would need to...
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Episode 44: The US, Europe and Geopolitics with Prince Michael of Liechtenstein
In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Prince Michael of Liechtenstein about geopolitics today. The discussion is focused on the United States' geopolitical significance, the new drive for...
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Episode 43: History has Begun – The Future of America (and the Atlantic world) with Bruno Maçães
In an thought-provoking book from last year, Bruno Maçães takes a new and original view of America, suggesting that the country is shedding its European past for something new. Trump was a symptom...
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Episode 42: UK Trade Policy with David Henig
In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks with David Henig about the direction of the UK's trade policy, and how the politics of trade are shaping up in Britain. They analyse recent developments...
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Episode 41: How Can We Revive the WTO and Trade Multilateralism? With Simon Evenett
What’s the role of WTO in global trade policy? The WTO is not in a good shape today and multilateral trading arrangements are under considerable strain. At the same time, the COVID-19 crisis has...
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Episode 40: Them and Us – How Immigrants and Locals can Thrive Together with Philippe Legrain
Few issues have caused as much political controversy in Europe as immigration. But are we really having the right conversation about immigration? Philippe Legrain argues that immigration pays many...
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Episode 39: Re-shoring and the end of globalisation with Maria Sokolova
Covid-19 turned the world upside down. Globalisation is no longer seen as a force for good but a source of uncertainty. The second wave of Covid-19 has reignited discussions among political leaders...
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Episode 38: Open or Closed – Our History of Human Progress – and Stagnation with Johan Norberg
Humanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it's goods, ideas or people – has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and...
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Episode 37: Globalisation Comes to the Rescue with Oscar Guinea
A new consensus is growing across the European Union – and other parts of the world too: that globalisation has gone too far. The argument goes as follows: as an exchange for higher efficiency and...