The US protecting its own technology is not the same as a trade war. But were such a war to emerge, it may well be the apparently invulnerable Xi Jinping rather than the bullishly confident Donald Trump who finds his country worse off as a result
Encouraging regional integration could improve economic diversification and economic security in North Africa, while encouraging the regional labour migration that has long helped sustain the Sahel and West Africa
For the EU, the EPA would demonstrate its ability to deliver concrete results despite the numerous crises it faces.
While Warsaw hopes for the U.S. to support its regional ambitions, Berlin and Brussels watch carefully
The prospect of reopening trade talks with the US puts the European Union in an invidious position
There is no escaping the fundamental tension between Britain’s need for economic ties with rising powers and the growing nativist sentiments at home.
International conflicts are inevitable when governments challenge the excesses of multinational corporations
With Greece on the brink and accusations and counter-accusations making the round, one could do worse than look to Argentina to see how a recovery could work
ISDS measures could sink TTIP and their benefits are insufficient to warrant the risk – so free-traders should advocate dropping them from negotiations
As opposition to the TTIP increases, supporters increasingly fall back on the “strategic” case for the deal – no matter how flawed the logic is