On 17 September 2024, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented to the European Parliament her proposed team of Commissioners-designate together with their portfolios for the next European Commission...more
The basic elements of the U.S.-EU trade relationship have not changed in recent years: The integration of the two economies has gone so far that most exchanges take place in a quasi-free trade zone environment. But the...more
The U.S. and the EU have been the leading forces behind the development of the multilateral trading systems from the GATT to the WTO. The WTO has the advantage of a global membership and a comprehensive reach, which, in spite...more
We live in changing times. In 2016, both the election of President Donald Trump and the Brexit vote caught many off guard.
Already there’s nothing concrete about 2017 and looking even further ahead is fraught with...more