thought leadership

  

Reciprocal sovereignty

The central constitutional question for Europe is how sovereign democracies can govern common goods together without creating a sovereign European state. Hans Gersbach proposes reciprocal sovereignty as an answer

   

Strengthening operational resilience for the age of AI

Europe faces unprecedented geopolitical and economic challenges, including high dependencies on external providers for energy, technology, security, and financial infrastructure. Frank Elderson argues reducing these dependencies is essential for safeguarding the European way of life

   

How the ledger controls monetary sovereignty and global power

Laurence B Mussio and Paul Samson explore how the ledger has proven more sovereign and powerful than the sword. In today’s era of digital currencies and evolving geopolitics around payment systems, they illuminate how global power will continue to rest with those who control the ledger

   

Closing the innovation gap

To secure the benefits of an EU-wide incorporation regime an EU Inc. plan for a common company regime should become more targeted and be underpinned by better system infrastructure, Fiona M Scott Morton and Reinhilde Veugelers argue

  

A plan to revitalise the WTO

The WTO is experiencing a serious crisis arising from tensions that are internal to the global trading system. Ignacio García Bercero identifies four critical areas for WTO reform to reinforce the rules-based trading system

   

Can AI make cutlery?

Andrew Bailey highlights how UK economic growth has slowed since the Financial Crisis. He examines AI and suggests gains may take time, depend on complementary innovation, and bring uncertain effects on jobs, making investment in skills essential