David Henig looks at the impact of the recently signed EU-Australia deal, as well as the EU’s wider approach to Free Trade Agreements in light of geopolitical uncertainty for UK in a Changing Europe.
David Henig comments on POLITICO Europe that the UK's piecemeal approach to single market access is reaching its limits, requiring broader concessions and partnership with Europe to progress.
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.
Erik van der Marel speaks with the Hertie School Centre for Digital Governance about how the European Union’s increasingly stringent data- and AI-governance frameworks may be affecting its digital-trade potential at a time when other major economies are scaling up.