“The WTO is dead: long live the WTO?” By Maria Demertzis, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is pivotal in enabling and protecting trade between countries. The recent US failure to appoint a judge at the WTO’s appellate court has meant that it will no longer be able to […]
Tag: GeoPolicy
The Jones Act: An Important Capability We Must Protect
By Cdr. Rich Kavanaugh (Ret), former Chief of Regional Affairs, Office of International Affairs at U.S. Coast Guard During World War II, the U.S. Merchant Fleet consisted of 4,221 ships and there were 221 shipyards operating in the U.S. This capability allowed for the largest movement of war materials in the history of […]
Maybe let’s not freak out about China, so much
“A Useful Corrective to China Fearmongering” By Christoper A. Preble, courtesy of the Cato Institute In our book, Fuel to the Fire, John Glaser, A. Trevor Thrall, and I lament how “the fear of a rising China” was fast becoming “the most popular candidate for a new guiding principle in U.S. foreign policy.” Indeed, […]
Weekly Update: Hungary’s Economic Miracle
Hungary has economic virtues along with its much-discussed vices There’s a lot to be concerned about in Hungary, currently on the outs with other members of the EU because of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s praise for “illiberal democracy,” prompting allegations that his government has strong-armed the news media and stacked the courts. These […]
Trump is Not Pulling Us Out of Syria, But He Should
By Dominick Mellusi, George Mason University On October 7th President Donald Trump announced via tweet “The Kurds fought with us, but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so…it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home.” […]
Strategic threats to Europe are multiplying
“European Security: Four Priorities for 2020-2024” By Louis Cox-Brusseau, courtesy of Europeum As 2019 draws to a close, the European Union bids farewell to a year of historic change. With the election of a new Parliament and the formation of a new Commission, the Union looks ahead to the next five years as […]
V4 countries diverge on European defense initiatives, but still have a lot to offer
“The V4 and the European Defence Initiatives” By Gergely Varga, courtesy of Europeum With the new EU commission set to take its place sometime in the next few months, Europeans are in a stand-by mode with respect to how the EU will deliver on European defence in light of the ambitious rhetoric surrounding […]
WEEKLY UPDATE: City air makes men free… so why not make new cities?
After all, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years It would be hard to list all the advantages that cities afford us, but the short version goes like this: urban centers concentrate labor, talent, wealth and innovation in a matrix that allows all of them to multiply and advance. Since ancient […]
“A European pillar in NATO is overdue”
“After the EU elections: Perspectives and priorities for 2019-2024” By Herman Van Rompuy, courtesy of the EPC EPC President Herman Van Rompuy delivered the following speech at the EPC Annual Conference on 6 November 2019 in Brussels. I want to talk to you today about European unity, European sovereignty and the future […]
EU and India’s strategic partnership: hot topic or hot air?
“EU-India: a renewed strategic partnership, or business as usual?” By Stefania Bengalia, courtesy of CEPS In 2004, India and the European Union signed a strategic partnership, based on the shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the promotion of peace and stability. Today, though, free trade negotiations […]