“A key issue is that EU member states are struggling to find a common position on China, making it difficult to have a unified European de-risking strategy.”
Agathe Demarais explains why de-risking from China will be much harder for the EU — and in particular for Germany — than for the US
For developing countries, obtaining a loan from the World Bank is often a challenge, not least because the Bank imposes a number of conditions
Agathe Demarais and Tobias Gehrke analyse how aid has become a new battlefield in the conflict between western economies and China
Agathe Demarais writes about the unintended consequences of seizing Russian assets
Sanctions fill the gap between diplomatic declarations and military interventions, which are particularly costly in humanitarian and financial terms
Agathe Demarais on the use of trade as a tool of foreign policy, as well as on the deployment of sanctions and their possible effects on global markets
Agathe Demarais was quoted in La Croix on the subject of Joe Biden and Xi Jiping’s renewal of dialogue in light of tensions in their commercial ties
U.S. calls that China clamp down on the export of high-tech goods to Russia are wishful thinking and the American side should probably not spend too much time on making such demands
Agathe Demarais on the Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco
The perceived need to adopt a tough stance on China is perhaps the only topic that still attracts broad partisan support
With the Biden-Xi meeting taking place, Agathe Demarais comments on the future of US-China relations
Beijing and Washington will both acknowledge that things are not exactly running smoothly, but do not want things to get worse
Agathe Demarais on the Biden-Xi meeting
The meeting will not change the direction of the relation, but convincing China to stop the shipping of chemicals used in Fetanyl production would by a (bipartisan) win for the US
Agathe Demarais on the Biden-Xi meeting and its potential consequences on the relations between Washington and Beijing
In this op-ed, Agathe Demarais explains why we shouldn’t expect much from the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco