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Episode 33: Learning to Love Trade Again with Frank Lavin
Global trade policy is in poor health. The relevance and integrity of the WTO have been eroded. Trade wars and commercial frictions have replaced the past spirit of gradually expanding the scope for...
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Episode 32: Can the West Make the State Competent Again? With Adrian Wooldridge
The Covid-19 crisis has shed new light on state failures in the West. Good government is a vital source of global competitive advantage - and, lately, countries like Singapore and South Korea have...
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Episode 31: How Innovation Works with Matt Ridley
Fredrik Erixon talks to Matt Ridley - a journalist, thinker, author and businessman - about his new book, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom. In their conversation, Matt and...
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Episode 30: The State of International Free Trade with Dan Ikenson
Fredrik Erixon talks to Dan Ikenson, the director of the Cato Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies. They start their discussion by talking about how free trade is seen in...
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Episode 29: Trade in large Federal Markets with Michelle Egan
In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Michelle Egan, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam of the School of International Service at the American University and author of the...
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Episode 28: Covid-19 and the future for European SMEs with Veronique Willems
Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) represent two-thirds of total employment in Europe. Over the years, their role in economic growth and business activity has been expanding. In this episode,...
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Episode 27: Trust and Trade in the Age of Covid-19 with Ambassador Darci Vetter
The pandemic has put great challenges to firms and the leadership of organisations. In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Darci Vetter, a senior executive at Edelman and former lead trade...
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Episode 26: What is stopping trucks at borders between EU member States? With Joanna Jasiewicz
In the outbreak of COVID-19, the EU international freight traffic was close to collapsing with the obstruction of trucks from delivering goods to supermarkets in dire need of replenishing their...
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Episode 25: The necessary steps in International Trade and the Single Market with Anna Stellinger
Fredrik Erixon talks to Anna Stellinger, the Deputy Director General at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise responsible for International and EU Affairs. They discuss trade and border issues...
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Episode 24: The virus and the World with Johan Norberg
In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Johan Norberg, a leading advocate of globalisation and author of Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future. His latest book, which has only...