
The U.S.-EU Summit Resets the Narrative on Trade
Yesterday’s U.S.-EU Summit in Brussels was remarkable simply for taking place, as it was the first since 2014. But even more striking was the way U.S. President Joe Biden characterized …

Biden’s First 100 Days: Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation on Policies Toward China
Download Publication As we approach the first 100 days of the Biden administration, it is a good time to take stock of the new direction in U.S. foreign policy and …

Peter Rashish Interviewed on Artificial Intelligence, China, and Trade Policy
Peter Rashish, Director of the AGI Geoeconomics Program, spoke with the Italian news site Formiche.net about artificial intelligence, China, and trade policy. His comments were originally published in Italian, which …

Transatlantic Economic Relations under the Biden Administration
Be careful what you wish for? In this commentary for the European Policy Centre in Brussels, Geoeconomics Program Director Peter Rashish argues that a U.S.-EU approach to China that leaves …

EU Answers U.S. Call to Cooperate on China, Now Comes the Hard Part
The recent tit-for-tat sanctions between the EU and China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang feel like a turning point in EU-China relations. Beijing’s fierce retaliation that targeted EU institutions, …
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The EU’s Trade Policy Review: Conflicting Signals for Transatlantic Strategy?
The European Commission released its long-awaited Trade Policy Review (TPR) this week, placing it under the banner of “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy.” Perhaps because of the manifold …

Race to the East? China Revives the 17+1 Summit
Last month, Beijing suddenly announced a plan to host a digital 17+1 one summit in February, bringing its relationship with Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC or CEE) back into …

From IT Security Law 2.0 to Open RAN: Germany’s 5G Strategy Evolves beyond the Huawei Debate
On January 27, the German federal government presented the draft IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-Sicherheitsgesezt 2.0) to the German Bundestag, pushing ahead a reform that is seen by some as …

A New Age of Transatlantic Alliance?
The Covid-19 pandemic and growing tensions between the U.S. and China brought even greater global global attention to this year’s American presidential election. Despite the victory of the Democratic challenger …

Europe’s Digital Autonomy and Potentials of a U.S.-German Alignment toward China
Download Publication A concerted response to China’s growing digital power is one of the most critical policy issues requiring U.S.-German coordination during the Biden administration. While approaches to cybersecurity are …

China Plans for the Future
After four days of deliberation in late October, the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly known as CCP, but officially the Communist Party of China or CPC) issued …

The Transatlantic Relationship in a World at Sea: Navigating the Partnership for the Next Decade
As the 2020 presidential election draws closer, both pundits and politicians, including Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, have repeatedly termed it “the most important election of our lives.” Superlatives are …