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Agathe Demarais on sanctions as a foreign policy tool
Cover image: Agathe Demarais Over the last decades, sanctions have become the West’s diplomatic tool par excellence. Faced with wars, humanitarian crises, and human rights violations, the West’s...
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What the EU list of critical technologies tells us about its de-risking plans
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Economics front and centre: Why the US-EU summit matters
Cover image: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Virginia Mayo The upcoming US-EU summit shows how de-risking, the Western willingness to respond to China’s rise, and the green transition are...
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The bigger picture: The case for an EU-Mercosur free trade deal
Cover image: picture alliance / EPA | Antonio Lacerda All looked set for 7 December 2023: after nearly a quarter of a century of negotiations, the European Union and the four members of the Mercosur...
View ArticleDe-risking and its impact on the global economy
A few years ago decoupling was all the rage, but Western economies are now moving towards de-risking as they strive to reduce their economic reliance on China. A United States keen to preserve its...
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Forget about Trump: Why Europeans should start worrying about trade tensions...
Cover image: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Geert Vanden Wijngaert Something unusual happened at the 13th World Trade Organisation’s ministerial conference, which concluded in Abu Dhabi in...
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Amid growing geopolitical fragmentation and the rise of middle powers, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia stand out for their successful attempts to reinvent themselves as regional linchpins....
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The economic shock after COVID-19 plunged many African economies into debt trouble. Yet, four years later, the current system for restructuring debts – the G20 Common Framework – has struggled to...
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The EU’s sanctions odyssey: Understanding the proposed restrictions on...
Cover image: picture alliance / Russian Look | Maksim Konstantinov On 8 May, EU ambassadors met to discuss options for the bloc’s 14th sanctions package against Russia, which the European Commission...
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À seulement six mois de l’élection présidentielle américaine de novembre, les Européens s’efforcent de se préparer à une possible réélection de Donald Trump. Dans le domaine économique, un retour de...
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It just makes cents: Why the EU needs to step up its geoeconomics game
MSC Containerschiff auf dem Mittelmeer zur Blauen Stunde, Barcelona, Spanien, Europa | picture alliance / imageBROKER | Maciej Olszewski Economic statecraft is in fashion. Sanctions, export controls,...
View ArticleEconomic Security 2.0: What is the EU’s next geoeconomics game plan?
As the European Union sets its new agenda, this webinar will delve into geoeconomics-related priorities for the incoming European Commission. Drawing on two new ECFR reports – “It just makes cents:...
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