Industrial policy

Peace through strength: why Europe needs a missile deterrent

Europe should acknowledge the limitations of air defence and build up its capacity to hit back at Russia as a deterrent

Europe's green tech renaissance: seizing opportunities while guarding against over-reliance on China

Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal: four priorities to fulfil its promise

The Clean Industrial Deal presents an opportunity for Europe, but quick action is needed on four priorities to deliver its goals

European Green Industrial Policy at a Crossroads? A Pilot Set of Conjoint Experiments Among Policy Experts

China’s race to electrification

Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy?

China can decarbonise the world – but even that won’t fix its overcapacity problem

China is on track to meet global green-tech demand but needs to pivot from manufacturing to infrastructure

Climate risks to global supply chains

Extreme weather is disrupting supply chains more often, making risk awareness, mitigation and global policy coordination increasingly vital

Will Europe fight for its economic power?

Europe’s fight should start by doing away with hesitation

Ursula von der Leyen is right to say Europe is in a ‘fight’ around competitiveness and values, but it may lack the right pugilistic attitude

European clean tech tracker

This tracker provides an overview of the main innovation, manufacturing and deployment trends in clean tech in Europe

The Chinese economy: stimulus without rebalancing

China remains hesitant about rebalancing its growth model towards greater consumption

How is innovation competition exacerbating global overcapacity?

The world is moving into a period of entrenched manufacturing overcapacity, threatening deflation and stagnant growth

How should the EU govern Chinese investment in its EV transition?

The European single market: restarting the perpetual revolution

Boosting the EU single market needs stronger rule enforcement and targeted harmonisation, especially in services and regulated professions

A smart European strategy for electric vehicle investment from China

Chinese EV investment aids EU decarbonisation but brings risks, needing a united EU strategy to align it with climate, industrial and security aims

European companies operating in China: from digging in to rethinking their presence

EU firms in China face low profits, rising pressure and reduced expansion, prompting strategy shifts and calls for stronger EU support