Mapping China's Electric Vehicle and Battery Footprint in Europe
Where are Chinese electric vehicle and battery firms establishing production in Europe, and which regulatory risks do they face? An interactive map developed through Market Access X.
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Megatrends and their implications for international trade and investment
This article focuses on three over-arching megatrends and their implications for the global trading system and cross-border investment flows. The first of these are the geopolitical tensions that we have all…
The use and abuse of the national security exception
Some thinking and advocacy on the need to adhere to the rules of the multilateral trading system The concept of national security, like almost everything else, has evolved over time. During the Cold War, it…
Economic recovery is too important to leave to the national security hawks
Some thinking and advocacy on the need to balance different interests when formulating foreign economic policy for the post-COVID recovery After a few days of meetings in Canberra with various academic,…
Mike Pompeo's 'Clean Networks Initiative'
Some thinking and advocacy on an idea that should be relegated to the dustbin of history Announced in August 2020 by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the so-called Clean Networks Initiative seeks to decouple…
Huawei's Window of opportunity closes: How Geopolitics triumphed over technology
Some thinking and advocacy on how the UK allowed fear and loathing to trump sound and accountable policy-making on the future of its telecom infrastructure Simon Lacey When the United Kingdom completed its…
COVID-19 and the future of work, the economy and technology
Some thinking on the glimpse into the future provided by COVID-19 The once-in-a-century crisis we all find ourselves confronted with by COVID-19 will end up exacting both a horrific toll in terms of loss of…
Reciprocity and investment liberalization
Some thinking on the rapidly deteriorating situation in 2017 for Chinese companies seeking to invest abroad I recently finished a really fantastic book called "American Wheels, Chinese Roads: The Story of…