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This paper weighs the case for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Taiwan. It focuses on the role Taiwan has to play in the EU's economic and geopolitical strategy in Asia. Taiwan is one of the key players in the world’s Information and Communication Technology...
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More, not less, competition in the EU's gas markets is required to achieve a Single Market and to therefore reduce Europe's vulnerability to gas supply cuts originating in Russia. In particular, the East-West divide within the EU in terms of competition policy revealed in this paper must be...
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EU-China trade and economic relations have deteriorated. The rhetoric has become tougher on both sides, and the EU has imported the culture of "China bashing" from US politics. Increasingly hostile rhetoric and the danger of tit-for-tat protectionism are reason enough to establish a new process...
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Energy security has climbed the list of EU energy and foreign policy priorities in the last decade. This process was accelerated by the shock of the 2006 and 2009 disruptions in Russian gas supply through Ukraine, and by the new possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty. Efforts have been...
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This Alert analyses the 'track record' of sanctions as a foreign policy tool. It gives a brief historical overview of the practice of sanctions, showing how in recent years international sanctions have tended to shift from being comprehensive to targeted, and examines the 'lessons learned'.
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Trade in technology goods has increased rapidly. The twelve-year-old Information Technology Agreement (ITA) in the WTO has facilitated this process and has contributed to the dissemination of technology across the world. Yet the ITA needs to be improved to provide for further trade...
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This paper explores whether Russia can be made to abide by international commercial rules. It discusses the role the EU, Russia's main trading partner, can and should play in fostering better Russian compliance with international commercial rules. Russia's economic revival, built on oil and gas,...
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This book illuminates the challenges that EU and member countries are currently facing, and those it has dealt with or must address in the future, going on to suggest possible implications for Korea. Each chapter represents the different perspectives of each author, converging to paint a picture...
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