Decisions ahead and takeaways for the EU
Alicia García-Herrero argues the EU should try to attract more business from Taiwan, though Taiwan’s January 2024 election hasn’t made the job easier
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Global Economy
The real effects of trade financing by export credit agencies
Trade finance subsidies, usually provided by export credit agencies, are the predominant tool of industrial policy. Poorya Kabir, Adrien Matray, Karsten Müller and Chenzi Xu discuss the effect of the effective shutdown of the Export–Import Bank of the US (EXIM) from 2015—2019 on firm
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The tide has turned
Chinese export dominance is no longer confined to low-wage sectors. Klaus Friesenbichler, Agnes Kügler and Andreas Reinstaller suggest a series of possible policy responses
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Unresolved business
Lucio Vinhas de Souza examines the institutional and financial implications of past and future EU enlargements and argues that the progress made towards Ukrainian accession has direct implications for the other candidate countries of Moldova and Georgia
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To become a geopolitical player the EU needs treaty change
Marek Dabrowski argues that the European Union will never become a serious geopolitical player without reducing national veto power
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The West is in danger
Javier Milei provides a forthright rejection of corporatism and socialism, and injects a much-needed defence of Western liberal values into the discussion
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A call for global collaboration
Ursula von der Leyen’s message at the WEF is that countries and businesses need to closely collaborate in facing the challenges of today and tomorrow
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After USTR’s move, global governance of digital trade is fraught with unknowns
The US has dropped its support for unhindered international digital trade. Patrick Leblond argues that it now makes an e-commerce agreement at the WTO more likely
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Antitrust and the political economy: Part 2
Cristina Caffarra argues it would be bizarre and unusual for antitrust enforcement to regard itself as an island of stillness, and calls for a more open approach
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Antitrust and the political economy: Part 1
The last five years has seen policymakers struggle to deal with overlapping emergencies. Cristina Caffarra discusses the changing role of antitrust
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