Cognitive dissonance on trade policy across the Atlantic is nothing new. But it is reaching new levels as United States tensions with China grow. These are some impressions on the state of the transatlantic trade gained during a visit to Washington.
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THINK TANK: Creating room for environmental policies in trade policy
Two papers stand out in the European think tank universe, focusing on trade policy and the environment. Bruegel: A call for WTO subsidy rule reforms to cater for green policies In a new policy brief, David Kleimann, now at the leading economic think tank Bruegel, makes the case for better …
THINK TANK: Chinese green tech takes on Europe, friend-shoring perils, APEC
Here’s an overview of some interesting think tank reports on trade policy issues released over the last week.
THINK TANK: The weaponisation of trade
Foreign policy think tanks, usually absent from the trade policy conversations, are now busy working with trade. Weaponisation of trade, export controls, and European tech sovereignty are the themes addressed by two Berlin-based think tanks in recent days: the European Council on Foreign Relations and the German Council on Foreign …
THINK TANK: Trade policy’s paradigm shift sidelines WTO
War, a pandemic and the impending climate crisis have greatly impacted the global trade regime. ‘Multipurpose trade policy’ is the new game in town and the tight grip that international trade law once had over the international trading order is loosening. This paradigm shift is not without its challenges. These …
THINK TANK: US protectionism – breeding the next crises?
International think tanks have kick-started the year 2023 with a severe critique of the Biden administration’s trade policy.
THINK TANK: Has the war in Ukraine damaged global trade?
This is a first in a series of columns highlighting the work of think tanks on international trade policy. The war in Ukraine with its concomitant surge in energy prices and sanctions enacted against Russia might be seen as having significantly disrupted global trade and meaningfully affected commodities prices. In …
Week in Brussels: Swedish EU presidency, India FTA, Singapore digital deal, Chile FTA text, Russia sanctions
Below, a few key developments in EU trade this week as we await the outcome of a jumbo-trilogue on the EU’s climate package that will decide on the final shape of the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism. By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
Week Ahead: CBAM, ASEAN, Indonesia, Japan, UK India, US TPR
Let’s be prepared for a big week in trade policy in and around Europe.
Comment: EU US Trade and Technology Council better at delivering outside than within its framework
The amount of energy going into the EU US Trade and Technology Council in the Brussels bubble is astounding. It’s at times as if nothing else counted: everyone is obsessed with it. Will the TTC have delivered more on what happened outside its formal framework than within?
