Winning trade wars or securing trade peace?

Can rules-based trade survive an era of geopolitical rivalry?

Time and location: 8 October 2026 17:00-18:30 Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 4th floor, 1210 Brussels REGISTER TO JOIN ON-SITE OR ONLINE
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Format: Public, Hybrid, On the record, Livestreamed
Contact: Anastasiia Zaitseva

Speakers

Tomas Baert

Member, Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission

Maria Martin-Prat

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the European Union, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Chad P. Bown

Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Agenda

Check-in & coffee

16:30-17:00

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Discussion

17:00-18:15

Chair: Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director
Tomas Baert, Member, Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission
Soumaya Keynes, Economics columnist, Financial Times
Ignacio García Bercero, Bruegel Senior Fellow
Maria Martin-Prat, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the European Union, World Trade Organization (WTO)
Chad P. Bown, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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Q&A

18:15-18:30

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Apero

18:30-19:30

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At this event, we will discuss the future of the global trading system amid growing tensions within the system itself, as well as domestic political constraints in the United States and China and their geopolitical rivalry. The discussion will feature Chad Bown’s and Soumaya Keynes’ new book “How to Win a Trade War”, explore the role of the EU in trade war and peace and examine options for preserving rules-based trade.

Theme: Global economy and trade
Keyword: trade policy global governance geopolitics
Language: English