On Wednesday, 17 January 2024, we organised the webinar titled "EU Strategic Interdependence and How to Revitalise the WTO," which addressed the concept of strategic interdependence and its relevance...

This short paper is designed as part of a conversation with Matthias Bauer, ECIPE, and José Ignacio Torreblanca, ECFR Madrid. The road to interdependence. At the dawn of consciousness of the...

Trade policy is in flux, moving from previous norms of trade liberalisation and relatively strong institutions, to fragmentation and great power competition. There are obvious tensions between US,...

In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Keith Rockwell and Stuart Harbinson about the US trade policy and America's role in the world economic order, specifically, how...

Lucian Cernat is Head of Global Regulatory Cooperation and International Procurement Negotiations at DG TRADE. The author would like to thank Peter Ungphakorn, Aitor Montesa Lloreda, and Olivia...

By acclamation in Europe and USA, globalisation is either dead or fundamentally changing. Yet much resulting government action, such as subsidies and extra-territorial regulation, is not new, and...

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...

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...

Digital trade has grown very fast in recent years, not least because of Covid-19 and its push to do online business. The pandemic, according to one news story, “has accelerated digitalization and...

When considering trade rules and climate change, current developments point towards more protectionism, with the WTO’s role devalued, and progress in reducing emissions at the mercy of government...