I have finally got around to reading the leaked draft proposal by the European Commission to overhaul the system of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) by creating a new framework for determining...

When it comes to Northern Ireland, there is rarely a single story. Complexities of post-Brexit trading arrangements were overlaid on existing political and social ambiguities in the form of a...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was met with calls for economically alienating Russia. Countries were encouraged to impose sanctions, reduce trade with Russia, and offset any economic...

This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto.  “Never send a human to do a machine's job” said Agent Smith in The Matrix as he fought to defend their technological dominance...

This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. The competitiveness of a region is manifested in the commercial success or...

Notwithstanding endless discussions and early data, Brexit cannot yet be definitively declared a success or failure. Those who would point to trade deals and independent regulatory policy as signs of...

Co-authored with Robin Baker Introduction As we approach the third ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), transatlantic relations have never been as fundamental to both...

On November 29, ECIPE hosted an expert discussion around the study’s launch by Frontier Economics, “Measuring the Impacts of the EU’s Approach on Open Strategic Autonomy”. Amar Breckenridge,...

The European Union’s new trade policy motto of Open Strategic Autonomy is defined as ‘EU’s ability to make its own choices and shape the world around it through leadership and...

In September 2020, European Council President Charles Michel delivered a long speech on Europe’s “strategic autonomy, sovereignty, and power”. He concluded that “whichever word you use”, it...