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Europe stands increasingly alone on defence production and needs to act
Europe must rebuild its defence industry; reliance on the US is no longer tenable, whatever the outcome of the US presidential election
Who will call the shots in the EU’s future trade disputes with China?
Clean and fair: maximising the impact of the European Union’s Social Climate Fund
The new European Commission should make more of the Social Climate Fund as a major tool to ensure the green transition is also a fair one
Russian internet outage offers clues about online ‘goblin’ army
The outage provides new evidence of the Russian state’s use of bot networks to influence public discourse on Western social media platforms
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First glance
11 September 2024
The Draghi report and competition policy
The long-awaited Draghi report is a boost to robust competition enforcement
Fiona M. Scott Morton
First glance
09 September 2024
Draghi’s industrial masterplan has decarbonisation at its core
The report represents a solid basis for the development of an EU Clean Industrial Deal
Simone Tagliapietra
Newsletter
09 September 2024
What should the EU leadership accomplish in the next five years?
Opinion piece
30 August 2024
What Will It Take to Awaken Europe?
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
30 August 2024
The cost of protectionism will be paid by the world’s poorest
Shekhar Aiyar
Opinion piece
20 August 2024
China's EV makers can't follow Japan's 'flying geese' offshoring strategy
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 August 2024
Global inequality is narrowing — and that is cause for celebration
Westerners worried about growing disparities at home shouldn’t overlook the transformative effect of liberalisation in India and China
Shekhar Aiyar
Opinion piece
07 August 2024
Paying polluters to stop polluting is sound economic logic
Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis
First glance
07 August 2024
Google Search found out
A US finding of illegal monopolisation of online search by Google could boost competition and innovation
Fiona M. Scott Morton
Opinion piece
31 July 2024
Will pragmatism prevail in China-India relations under Modi 3.0?
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
29 July 2024
China sees mixed results wooing Europe
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
22 July 2024
China’s Third Plenum all about muddling through
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
22 July 2024
Why does Kaja Kallas face such a difficult job as High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy?
Heather Grabbe
Newsletter
22 July 2024
While Africa’s economic relations with China are hyped, its relationship with the EU is more favourable
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
15 July 2024
Why is delaying electrification both a risk for the green transition and a financial concern?
Georg Zachmann
First glance
11 July 2024
China’s third plenum is unlikely to significantly correct an ailing economy
A gradual approach to resolving China's economic problems will likely exacerbate the supply-demand imbalance
Alicia García-Herrero