The Global Economy Podcast is a podcast by ECIPE, a think tank dedicated to international economic policy. This podcast will discuss international economic policy and politics, particularly in Europe, and expose the key debates in our time to critical examination. We are unrepentant supporters of globalization and an open world order, and just like our other work, this podcast will channel irreverent and contrarian views.
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Episode 91: The European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) with Nigel Cory
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In this episode Matthias Bauer talks to Nigel Cory about the EUCS. In particular, they touch upon topics such as the controversies surrounding it, why it follows a French template, the impacts in EU member states and possible measures to deal with countries like...By ECIPE
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Episode 90: Opportunities for the D9+ Group in Raising their Profile and how to Overcome Challenges on the Way with Raquel Jorge Ricart
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In this online conversation, Philipp Lamprecht speaks to Raquel Jorge Ricart who is a Technology, Digital and Cyber Policy Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute in Spain. They talk about how the D9+ initiative can expand the scale and scope of technological change in...By ECIPE
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Episode 89: Leadership in European Digital Policy and the Future Role and Direction of the D9+ Group with Miguel Otero
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In this online conversation, Philipp Lamprecht talks to Miguel Otero who is a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute. They discuss the ECIPE study that argues that the common traits of the D9+ countries, in terms of digital and general economic characteristics, should prompt the...By ECIPE
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Episode 88: The Current State of Globalisation with Erik van der Marel
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Fredrik Erixon talks to Erik van der Marel about what kind of changes are arising in the global economy and in globalisation itself. They touch upon the notion of whether globalisation is dying as well as the role of globalisation in trading goods and services....By ECIPE
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Episode 87: The Future of China with Xi Jinping with Frank Lavin
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Fredrik Erixon talks to Frank Lavin about the overall direction of Chinese security and economic policies after the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party that was held between 16-22 October 2022. They focus on the political relations with Taiwan and Russia...By ECIPE
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Episode 86: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: The Role of IP in Fostering Innovation and Global Competitiveness of European Industries with Jörgen Warborn
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In this online conversation Jacki Davis talks to Jörgen Warborn, a Member of the European Parliament and its Committee on International Trade. They discuss the importance of Intellectual Property for innovation and global competitiveness of European industries and how to realize the full...By ECIPE
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Episode 85: Industrial Data Sharing Models and the Proposed EU Data Act with Sicco Lehmann-Brauns
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Episode 84: The Current State of EU-China Relations with Daniel Kaddik
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Matthias Bauer talks to Daniel Kaddik, the Executive Director of the European Liberal Forum. They discuss EU-China political relations considering systemic political challenges, the escalations with Russia, and issues related to China’s trade distortive policies.By ECIPE
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Episode 83: The Long-term Effects of Technology on Economic Growth with Björn Brey
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Erik van der Marel talks to Björn Brey, a post-doc researcher at the ULB Solvay Business School (ECARES) in Brussels. They discuss Björn’s recent work on “The Long-run Gains from the Early Adoption of Electricity” and they reflect on how...By ECIPE
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Episode 82: Ukrainian Economy During the War with Maria Repko
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Fredrik Erixon talks to Maria Repko, a colleague in the world of think tanks and the Deputy Executive Director at the Centre for Economic Strategy, a Kyiv-based research organization. Ms Repko has been working to achieve institutional reforms and improved...By ECIPE
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Episode 81: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: IP to Tackle Counterfeit Goods Trade with Neil Narriman
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Neil Narriman, the President of FESI, the European Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, which supported the work on a recent ECIPE study entitled “The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU...By ECIPE
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Episode 80: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: Intellectual Property in Services Sectors with Pascal Kerneis
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Pascal Kerneis, a Managing director of the European Services Forum – ESF, who wrote an insert for the recent ECIPE study: “The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements”....By ECIPE
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Episode 79: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: The Importance of Strong IP Provisions in EU Trade Agreements with Koen Berden
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Koen Berden, Executive Director for International Affairs at EFPIA – the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, which supported the work on a recent ECIPE study entitled “The Benefits of Intellectual Property...By ECIPE
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Episode 78: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: Relevance of IP for the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry with Nathalie Moll
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Nathalie Moll, Director-General of EFPIA – the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, which supported the work on a recent ECIPE study entitled “The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements”....By ECIPE
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Episode 77: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: IP and the Sustainable Agri-food Sector with Olivier de Matos
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Olivier de Matos, the Director-General of CropLife Europe, which represents providers of innovative farm solutions. One of the sectors examined in the recent ECIPE study: “The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements”....By ECIPE
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Episode 76: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: How to support IP-intensive sectors via the EU FTAs with Filip Geerts
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Filip Geerts, the Director-General of CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies. This IP-intensive sector was among those examined in the recent ECIPE study: “The Benefits of...By ECIPE
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Episode 75: Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World with Mark Clifford
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Fredrik Erixon talks to Mark L. Clifford about his new book: Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China’s Crackdown Reveals about its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere. They discuss the development of Hong Kong and a chilling account of...By ECIPE
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Episode 74: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: The Link Between IP and Industrial Policy with Luisa Santos
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General at BusinessEurope, which supported the work on a recent ECIPE study entitled “The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements”. They discuss why intellectual...By ECIPE
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Episode 73: Impact of Western Sanctions on Russia with Michael Bernstam
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Western governments have imposed severe economic and financial sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Michael Bernstam about an economic deterrence measure by Western governments to sanction Russia’s central bank and...By ECIPE
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Episode 72: A Post-Pandemic Greece and Europe with Alex Patelis
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Ten years ago, Greece was at the centre of various Eurozone crises and went through a really turbulent time – in its economy, its politics and of course its broader society. What has happened after these tumultuous years and how...By ECIPE
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Episode 71: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: Introduction to the Project with Fredrik Erixon
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In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Fredrik Erixon, the Director of ECIPE and an author of the recent study titled: “The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements“. They discuss the economic and broader societal...By ECIPE
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Episode 70: China – Is it Still Open for Business? With Frank Lavin
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”China isn’t for wimps”, Frank Lavin used to say when he was the Undersecretary of Commerce in the U.S. administration. Despite fast market growth and a demand for foreign goods, it was never easy doing business in China. Now it...By ECIPE
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Episode 69: Education, Knowledge and Human Capital in the 21st Century: How can we Set them on a Better Path? With Jason Brennan and Meelis Kitsing
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It is often said that we live in the age of human capital. Knowledge and ideas power the economy – and as society gets more dependent on technology, we will need more education and knowledge to raise prosperity and distribute...By ECIPE
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Episode 68: Digital Markets Act with Aurelien Portuese (Part 2)
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A bunch of companies that in the last 10 years or so have been in the spotlight of competition authorities: large digital companies, especially those that were founded and are still headquartered in the United States of America – and...By ECIPE
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Episode 67: Competition Policy & Innovation with Aurelien Portuese (Part 1)
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Competition policy is by many considered an important piece of countries’ economic policy toolkit. Since when do policymakers care about competition and why? What can competition do to push innovation? In this episode, Matthias Bauer and Aurelien Portuese have a...By ECIPE
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Episode 66: Regional Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific – A Model for Addressing 21st Century Trade Policy Issues? With Vangelis Vitalis
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We live in the Pacific century! The centre of gravity for the world economy is inexorably moving towards the region. While there is strong regional economic dynamism, with many economies in the Pacific being at the frontier of technological change...By ECIPE
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Episode 65: Controlling Tech and Platforms – Can Antitrust and Regulation Generate Better Competition? With Sam Bowman
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Governments are increasingly seeking to control the behaviour of technology and firms that are pushing the innovation frontier. What is this new wave of controlling tech aiming for? Can regulation and antitrust action increase the contestability of markets – and...By ECIPE
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Episode 64: Cybersecurity and Gray-Zone Attacks – How to Protect Societies against New Threats? With Elisabeth Braw
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Cyberattacks are growing – and they come with huge costs to the economy and security. This summer alone, there were cyberattacks in the West bringing down pipelines, healthcare systems, payment processors and others – sometimes leading to a complete standstill...By ECIPE
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Episode 63: International Taxation in Today’s Society with Mathieu Parenti
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Tax havens, transfer pricing, digitalisation, what do these terms all mean and how are they related to one another? With the rise of multinational companies and their activities spreading all across the world, it has become unclear who should tax...By ECIPE
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Episode 62: China’s Economic Policy and its Consequences for Europe with Joerg Wuttke
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While China has managed a fast economic recovery after the pandemic, Beijing has laid out plans for its future economic policies that signal an inward turn. For instance, the Fourteenth Five-year Plan talks about a new model of ‘dual circulation’,...By ECIPE
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Episode 61: After the End of History: What Comes Next? With Mathilde Fasting
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Few books have had such an influence as Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History and the Last Man from 1992: it profoundly shaped the way that many people in the West thought about the period that would follow the collapse...By ECIPE
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Episode 60: The Strange Death of European Union Liberalism? With Hans Kundnani
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What ideas are now powering the European Union? For a long time, Europe and the European project confidently embodied the values of liberal universalism and cultural pluralism. That zeitgeist manifested itself in Europe’s self-image and its broad outlook on the...By ECIPE
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Episode 59: Let’s Talk about Trade and Tech with Lucian Cernat
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Trade and Technology are intimately connected. Cloud computing, Internet of Things, blockchain, 3D printing, remote sensors, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, telematics, robotics, or e-health are an integral part of everyone’s life and a critical issue for policy-makers. As an...By ECIPE
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Episode 58: The Culture of Freedom of Speech Online with Nicklas Berild Lundblad
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In this episode, Fredrik Erixon and Nicklas Berild Lundblad discuss the culture of freedom of speech online and how that culture gets strong impulses by governments that are pushing regulations that directly or indirectly forces digital platforms to censor more...By ECIPE
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Episode 57: Digital Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region with Stephanie Honey
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With its dynamic Internet economy and its mobile-first consumer culture, the Asia-Pacific region is now the most dynamic digital region in the world. But countries in the Asia-Pacific take different approaches to digital regulation and the region also has a...By ECIPE
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Episode 56: Globalization isn’t Dying – it’s Changing: How the Digital Economy is Re-shaping Globalization with Erik van der Marel
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Globalization isn’t dying, said Erik van der Marel in an important paper last year as everyone feared the Covid-19 crisis would throw us all into protectionism. Globalization is changing – and has been doing so for more than a decade....By ECIPE
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Episode 55: The Impact of Nord Stream 2 on Europe with Anders Åslund
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Work to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has now re-started, but there are still fundamental concerns about this energy project and its consequences for Europe. How will it impact gas supply in Europe? What are the consequences for energy...By ECIPE
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Episode 54: Digitalising Europe – Seizing the Opportunities, Knocking Down the Challenges with Henna Virkkunen
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Digitalisation and the growth of new technologies give us many new opportunities to improve society – from boosting economic productivity to delivering better care in hospitals and nursing homes. But are we seizing the opportunities that new innovations offer? A...By ECIPE
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Episode 53: Are Online Civil Liberties Threatened? With Jacob Mchangama
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Social media and other platforms are under growing pressure to moderate and take down content – and big platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are increasingly accused of censoring political opinions. Governments are increasing their mandatory rules on how and...By ECIPE
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Episode 52: Industrial Policy and the Entrepreneurial State – Facts and Fiction with Karl Wennberg
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In the past decades, there has been a flurry of initiatives by governments to support strategic technologies and innovation. For some, the industrial history of the West is full of examples of governments creating business success by hands-on innovation policies...By ECIPE
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Episode 51: Industrial Policy – Is the US now Jumping on the Bandwagon? With Scott Lincicome
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America isn’t new to industrial policy, but the Biden Administration has signalled it revive the government’s industrial ambitions. Already president Trump made it a point to have industrial production repatriating to America – and used trade policy to give a...By ECIPE
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Episode 50: Industrial Policy – Lessons from Past Experiences with Sir Geoffrey Owen
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There is a revival of industrial policy in Europe. Ever since the global financial crisis, there has been talk in European capitals about taking a muscular approach to industrial policy – with the purpose of improving the competitiveness of some...By ECIPE
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Episode 49: Supporting Trust and Trade Openness in Covid-19 Vaccines – What should we do? With Simon Evenett
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In this episode, Fredrik Erixon and Simon Evenett talk about trade and vaccines. What are the consequences of vaccines export restrictions – and how do they relate to the value chain of vaccines production? What better measures can governments take...By ECIPE
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Episode 48: What is Wrong with the German Economy? With Philipp Lamprecht
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In this episode, Fredrik Erixon and Philipp Lamprecht talk about Germany and the German economy, and more specifically about Philipp’s new paper – What is Wrong with the German Economy? The Case for Openness to Technology and Human Capital. Philipp...By ECIPE
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Episode 47: Europe and the Digital Economy with Eline Chivot
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In this episode, Fredrik Erixon and Eline Chivot talk about Europe and the digital economy. Where is it going? What are the challenges? And what can we expect in the future? Eline Chivot is a Senior Digital Policy Adviser at the...By ECIPE
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Episode 46: Europe’s Trade Strategy for the Age of Geoeconomic Globalisation with Christian Bluth
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Europe’s trade policy may soon start to change as the European Commission and national governments set out to respond to new threats and opportunities. In a new book, Dr. Christian Bluth argues that, of all the new challenges, the most important...By ECIPE
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Episode 45: Germany and The World of Yesterday with Leon Mangasarian
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In a recent study for the London School of Economics called Germany and the world of yesterday, Leon Mangasarian argues that Germany’s golden age of security is over and that it would need to invest far more in military and strategic...By ECIPE
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Episode 44: The US, Europe and Geopolitics with Prince Michael of Liechtenstein
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In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Prince Michael of Liechtenstein about geopolitics today. The discussion is focused on the United States’ geopolitical significance, the new drive for European sovereignty, and the pandemic’s consequences on Europe’s economy and future recovery.By ECIPE
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Episode 43: History has Begun – The Future of America (and the Atlantic world) with Bruno Maçães
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In an thought-provoking book from last year, Bruno Maçães takes a new and original view of America, suggesting that the country is shedding its European past for something new. Trump was a symptom of a moulting country – a country...By ECIPE
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Episode 42: UK Trade Policy with David Henig
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In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks with David Henig about the direction of the UK’s trade policy, and how the politics of trade are shaping up in Britain. They analyse recent developments including the UK’s intention to join the Comprehensive...By ECIPE
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