Niclas Poitiers
Niclas Poitiers is a Research Fellow at Bruegel. He specialises in international trade, global value chains and industrial policy. He is also the manager of Bruegel’s team of Research Assistants and Research Analysts.
His research covers topics such as economic security, critical raw materials policy, trade conflicts, chip policy and trade barriers in the European single market.
He speaks English and German.
Niclas holds a PhD in Economics from the Universitat de Barcelona, where he also taught as adjunct lecturer, and was a Visiting Researcher at Northwestern University.
Disclosure of interests
Featured work
From strategy to doctrine: the next steps for European economic security
The EU needs a balanced strategy to cut reliance on the US and China while improving its capacity to counter coercive economic threats
European exports in geopolitical storms
With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships
How are global supply chains adapting to a rapidly changing world?
COVID-19’s economic impact on low-income countries: preparing for the next shock
COVID-19 hit low-income exporters hard, exposing risks from weak diversification and straining trade, supply systems and financial stability
All work
Policy Brief
02 December 2025
From strategy to doctrine: the next steps for European economic security
The EU needs a balanced strategy to cut reliance on the US and China while improving its capacity to counter coercive economic threats
Working paper
30 September 2025
European exports in geopolitical storms
With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships
Newsletter
29 September 2025
Working paper
25 September 2025
COVID-19’s economic impact on low-income countries: preparing for the next shock
COVID-19 hit low-income exporters hard, exposing risks from weak diversification and straining trade, supply systems and financial stability
Working paper
19 September 2025
Climate risks to global supply chains
Extreme weather is disrupting supply chains more often, making risk awareness, mitigation and global policy coordination increasingly vital
Podcast
17 September 2025
EU foreign direct investment, explained
How can the EU coordinate national screening procedures in key sectors when outside investors want to buy in?
Event
24 September 2025
Towards a Green Procurement Union: trade-offs and strategic choices
Is it possible to go green through procurement without compromising on cost or control?
Event
18 September 2025
Rethinking global supply chains: insights for a changing world
What insights can we gain into the structure and dynamics of global supply chains?
Working paper
18 July 2025
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
Working paper
18 June 2025
European export finance needs a reboot
Different options of what a European architecture for ECAs could look like, and how they could be leveraged to serve European public goods