By Riccardo Mouchanan Introduction From the Covid-19 pandemic, which showed the unstable nature of our supply chains, to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the second Trump administration’s rollback of the historical US role as guardian of democracy, Europe witnessed and underwent profound changes. Never has the Union been so exposed to unilateral actions fromContinue reading “EU Trade Policy: A New Engine of Global Relevance”
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Trade Diversification Should Not Come at the Cost of Climate Action
By Elina Leybold Trump’s return to aggressive protectionism turned the clock back a century for United States trade policy. After months of uncertainty and repeated threats by Trump to raise tariffs to as much as 50%, the European Union and the U.S. finally reached a deal. Both parties agreed on a 15% tariff on EUContinue reading “Trade Diversification Should Not Come at the Cost of Climate Action”
As the Tariffs Go Up and Down
By Manuel Pagura Ghioni “You know, Quasimodo predicted all this“, Bobby Bacala I found myself entering the office just as tariffs rose by 50%. My phone buzzed. Moments later, my American colleague (from Miami, Texas) celebrated Trump’s diplomacy. He argued that Europeans misunderstand the essence of U.S. foreign policy, favouring balance-of-power theories, whereas American diplomacyContinue reading “As the Tariffs Go Up and Down”
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