Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic with Big Data: Why Germany Should Learn from China’s Digital Experiments
Germany is battling a growing corona virus epidemic that originated in China last year and has since spread rapidly around the world. Although Italy remains the epicenter of the outbreak …
Will the EU’s Climate Law Turn Europe Green?
In a few weeks, the European Union will unveil the long awaited European Climate Law, designed to “set the direction of travel for EU climate action, give predictability for investors …
Corona Virus: Whatever Happens, the Crisis Has an Impact on Data Protection Rights
How will data protection rights fare in times of a crisis? What happens with the gathered information once the crisis is over? The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains …
The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown of EU “Technological Sovereignty”
Shortly before taking the helm of the European Commission in November 2019, Ursula von der Leyen announced that under her presidency the institution would carry a “geopolitical” brand. By integrating …
A Transatlantic China Policy Can Succeed Where the U.S. and Europe Would Fail Separately
China dominates American foreign policy discourse, driven by a broad bipartisan consensus that the United States has for too long turned a blind eye to China’s growing influence and global …
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Transatlantic Trade Is Stuck: Time to Integrate Trade, Technology, and Security
Transatlantic trade is in dire straits. The new year is set to once again unearth old and new trade quarrels, from the Airbus-Boeing litigation saga, the still looming tariff threat …
5G Decision Time in Germany
Early in the week, German chancellor Angela Merkel sought to further delay a decision on whether to allow Chinese telecommunications company Huawei to participate in Germany’s 5G infrastructure buildup. Her …
Can the German Obsession with Balanced Budgets Be Overcome?
For many years international observers, including U.S. Nobel laureates like Paul Krugman and Robert Solow, have been wondering about certain peculiarities in German economic reasoning and economic policy. These seem …
Fiscal Stimulus for the European Economy: The Right Thing?
With weaker economic growth in Europe, the idea is being resurrected that European governments, or at least those with “enough fiscal space,” should stimulate their economies by increasing government debt …
Peter Rashish on U.S.-EU Trade ahead of EU Trade Commissioner’s Visit to Washington
Peter Rashish, Senior Fellow and Director of the AGI Geoeconomics Program, spoke recently with Politico’s Doug Palmer ahead of the EU Trade Commissioner’s visit to Washington: “Despite the challenges of …
Rethinking U.S.-EU Trade: From FTA to SEA
Phil Hogan, the new European Commissioner for Trade, is traveling to Washington this week to seek a “reset of the EU/US trade relationship,” which has been under strain. President Trump called …
