Now Beijing has done it once. You can’t exclude the possibility that it will happen in the future.
Jonathan Hackenbroich comments on the Chinese threats against Lithuania and other European companies
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Putin may want Nord Stream 2, but he doesn’t want it that badly. He definitely wants Ukraine more than he wants that pipeline.
If China’s action is left unchallenged, EU member states and businesses will end up losing more of their freedom
The exclusion of Swift sanctions does not mean that the planned measures have little effect
The Swiss newspaper refers to ECFR’s anti-coercion work
Apart from classical sanctions, it’s really hard to see what else France or the European Commission could do
Jonathan Hackenbroich sees little opportunity for the EU to react in its trade conflict with China
So far, the EU has no response to coercive economic measures; we cannot afford this strategically
So far, the approval of all member states is required for countermeasures. A major obstacle that weakens Europe’s international position, as Jonathan Hackenbroich explains.
According to the recently published “Power Atlas”, the relative economic power of the EU and Germany is fading
How countries choose to traverse this Power Atlas could well determine their place in the world in the years to come
The Trump experience has been one of the biggest shocks of the last years that influenced the European thinking
Jonathan Hackenbroich said that the European Union was also mindful of the pressures it had faced from the United States when it was led by President Donald J. Trump.