Hosuk Lee-Makiyama suggests via POLITICO that the EU-CPTPP alliance may simply aim to provoke the Trump administration, issuing press releases rather than genuinely harmonising trade rules of origin.
David Henig believes Britain’s decision reflects the difficulty of balancing trade and investment with China amid growing global mistrust and geopolitical pressures.
Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea write for Encompass on how Europe's competitiveness suffers from underinvestment in technology and restrictive digital regulations, not industry decline, and how it is crucial for growth to reform the GDPR, DMA, and AI Act.
(Behind Paywall) David Henig notes via the Financial Times that Brussels senses ambition in London, but sees little real change unless the UK softens its stance, especially regarding the movement of people.
Dyuti Pandya, together with Professor Julien Chaisse, writes on quantum computing in finance, highlighting the role of standards and existing financial regulations as alternatives to new regulatory frameworks, for the Oxford Business Law Blog.