Restarting the Transatlantic Partnership Before It’s Too Late
We live in an era of rapid changes. It is not the first time that mankind has faced a fundamental socio-technical transformation, but it is the first time that it …
Agriculture hurdle could be insurmountable for U.S., EU negotiators
AICGS Senior Fellow and Director of the Geoeconomics Program Peter Rashish spoke with Inside U.S. Trade’s Brett Fortnam about the EU reaching agreement to start trade talks with the U.S.: …
Is “Economic Security” a Thing?
Late last week Russia won a case against Ukraine in the World Trade Organization that centered on whether Moscow had the right to invoke national security to limit Ukrainian rail transit through …
The Crisis in World Trade
A new report from the T20, the think tank arm of the G20, co-authored by AICGS Geoeconomics Program Director Peter Rashish, is newly available on the T20 website. About the publication: …
More Than a Choice between Huawei or U.S.: The Cost for Europe’s Pursuit of 5G
German chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Tuesday that Germany will set its own security standards for a new 5G mobile network—despite fresh warning from the U.S. that inclusion of Huawei …
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US–EU Trade Relations in the Trump Era: Which Way Forward?
A research paper released by Chatham House recommends a framework for strengthening US-EU trade relations and achieving successful trade talks in the current era of protectionism. US-EU Trade Relations in …
Can the U.S. and Allies Agree on WTO Reform?
AICGS Geoeconomics Program Director Peter Rashish spoke on a panel on “Can the U.S. and Allies Agree on WTO Reform?” at the Hudson Institute on March 13, 2019. About the panel At …
Strategies for the European Union in the Third Age of Globalization with Michael Hüther
Event Summary Michael Hüther, the director of the German Economic Institute and one of Germany’s most influential economic thinkers, spoke at a March 5 breakfast event with AICGS about his …
Transatlantic Responses to a Global China
For seventeen years since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, Beijing has shaped its industrial policy to benefit from the international free trade regime, sustaining extraordinary economic …
Can the EU thrive in an era of power-based trade?
The European Union is not only a major stakeholder of the economic arm of the liberal international order. It is also one of its key building blocks. While the United …
Transatlantic Responses to a Global China
China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative is probably the best articulated regional strategy for the Indo-Pacific and beyond. The scope of Beijing’s economic ambition as well as its security and geopolitical implications have …
USTR Reveals Its Hand on U.S.-EU Trade
At his meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in July of last year announcing the launch of U.S.-EU trade talks, President Trump called it a “very big day for …
Episode 04: One of the Largest Deals Ever Made: Talking Trump, China, and Trade
On December 1, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met during the G-20 summit in Argentina and agreed, it seems, to put the economic disputes on ice. No raising …
A Decade After Its Inception, The G20 Engine is at Risk of Stalling
After ten years of G20 meetings, development on crucial points on the agenda was stagnant. This concerns particularly three policy areas that Germany had made a priority during its G20 …
