Developing Europe’s policy towards China
Ursula von der Leyen wants to de-risk, not de-couple trade with China, arguing that trade can remain strong as long as the EU can increase its resilience in some strategic sectors
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Citizens protest against compulsion and coercion
Patrick van Schie discusses the provincial elections in the Netherlands, and examines whether this might be part of a broader trend among voters in Western democracies
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Cutting down on downtime
Alan Stewart-Brown discusses how Out of Band Management and network operations drive network resilience during network outages
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Resilient global supply chains and implications for public policy
Supply disruptions during the pandemic raised concerns about supply chains. Cyrille Schwellnus, Antton Haramboure, and Lea Samek consider the resilience of global supply chains
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Putting digital enquiries under the microscope
Jonathan Sharp argues that companies need to embrace modern technologies and ways of working such as AI, the use of social media, hybrid working or they will almost certainly be left behind
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Overcoming the financing squeeze
Abebe Aemro Selassie discusses the impact of COVID-19 on African countries, the financing challenge, implications for long-term investment, and how it can best be navigated
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Mobilising transition finance
Many jurisdictions now require companies to demonstrate ‘climate alignment’. Alexander Lehmann says investors need tools to evaluate whether transition plans are credible
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Growth cannot solve everything
Degrowth isn’t the same as a recession – it’s an alternative to growing the economy forever. Katharina Richter discusses the benefits
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Sanctions against Russia will worsen its already poor economic prospects
Sanctions, coming on top of longstanding domestic shortcomings, are gradually weakening Russia. Elina Ribakova argues countries opposing Russia’s war on Ukraine should keep up the pressure
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Britain’s road to Brexit
Patrick Minford evaluates the progress being made on the Brexit agenda, focussing on trade, regulation and the EU border
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