Diplomats warn over heady vision of future UK-EU relationship Britain could become a competitor on bloc’s doorstep, rather than the close partner it once was As he attended the UK’s last Brussels council meeting this week, Britain’s Europe minister Christopher Pincher offered a heady vision of his country’s future partnership with the EU after Brexit, […]
Climate action can be the polestar guiding EU leaders through turbulent economic waters, writes Pascal Lamy, calling on politicians to put climate policy at the heart of a coherent industrial strategy. By Pascal Lamy, President emeritus of the Jacques Delors Institute, former EU Trade Commissioner and former Director General of the WTO. In the turbulent […]
Some believe globalization is a solution to the world’s problems, while others claim that its political, economic and social impact is largely negative. Technology and ideology have been the most significant influences on globalization over the past decade. Technological progress has altered economic trends, promoted exchange between different countries, and diversified and localized production in […]
DES SOLUTIONS EN PARTAGE FACE AUX RISQUES CLIMATIQUES Chercheurs, élus, chefs d’entreprises… Une trentaine d’intervenants polynésiens et internationaux participent depuis ce lundi matin, à Papeete, à un séminaire sur la « résilience » des pays de la région. Ils partageront, jusqu’à mercredi, leurs idées, questions et solutions pour faire face aux changements climatiques. L’évènement est organisé par […]
World needs to tackle problems amid process of economic globalization By Zhong Sheng “Economic confrontations” and “domestic political polarization” are considered the top risks this year by the Global Risks Report 2020 recently issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The report holds that 2020 is going to be a year that sees severer polarization and […]
Pascal Lamy, Nicole Gnesotto Where is the world heading? Towards a “new world disorder” marked by the resurgence of geopolitical conflicts and state-sponsored violence or towards an ineluctable economic convergence? Building on their expertise in economics, defense, and European affairs, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy and defense analyst Nicole Gnesotto do […]