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David Cameron, Angela Merkel, and Barack Obama, June 4, 2014

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May 22, 2015

The Leadership Gap in the West

By Julianne Smith, Berlin Policy Journal

The West seems to have forgotten, though, that it did not come to be the architect of the global system in the 1940s and 1950s by avoiding risk and relying on conventional approaches.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
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Trade in Action

May 21, 2015

TTIP Action | May 21

By Global Business & Economics Program

TPA cleared a major hurdle in the Republican-controlled Senate today, with a 62-38 vote ending debate on the bill and moving it toward a final vote in the House. Yesterday, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program bid farewell to the “founding father” of TTIP Action, Garrett Workman, Associate Director at the Global Business […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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Trade in Action

May 20, 2015

TTIP Action | May 19

By Global Business & Economics Program

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on CNN’s State of the Union with Brianna Keilar Speeches & Official Announcements Ryan on State of the Union: For ‘More Jobs and Better Wages,’ We Need Trade “The other part is there’s going to be 3.2 billion people in the middle class by Asia by the […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

EconoGraphics

May 20, 2015

Who’s Buying European Companies?

By Global Business & Economics

Who is purchasing European companies? Looking at the five biggest foreign acquisitions of European corporates since 2011 shows that the US are the biggest buyers by a considerable margin, with the China, Hong Kong, Brazil, and Japan following behind.

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The success of TTIP has geostrategic value

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May 18, 2015

The Strategic Imperative of TTIP

By Jiří Šedivý, Project Syndicate

As negotiations between the European Union and the United States over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) move toward a final agreement, opponents of the proposed pact are becoming more vocal.

Central Europe Economy & Business
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Trade in Action

May 14, 2015

TTIP Action | May 14

By Global Business & Economics Program

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström hold a press conference following their meeting at the European Commission in Brussels, on May 12, 2015 Speeches & Official Announcements EU Trade Policy: Driven by People’s Needs, Responding to their Concerns “TTIP will help us strengthen our ties in order to make […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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Trade in Action

May 13, 2015

TTIP Action | May 12

By Global Business & Economics Program

President Obama Visited Nike’s Headquarters in Beverton, Oregon to talk trade last Friday. Speeches & Official Announcements Remarks by the President on Trade ” We can’t stand on the beaches and stop the global economy at our shores. We’ve got to harness it on our terms. This century is built for us. It’s about innovation. […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

EconoGraphics

May 12, 2015

Two Decades of Sovereign Debt

By Global Business & Economics

Sovereign default is considered to be a rare event. But as the lessons of the past two decades show, they are far from extraordinary. According to the IMF, the main sovereign debt restructurings from the period spanning 1998 – 2010 totaled $117.6 billion. When Greece’s 2012 default is added to that sum, it means that […]

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform
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Trade in Action

May 8, 2015

TTIP Action | May 7

By Global Business & Economics Program

The Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell, EU Ambassador David O’Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Analysis Marcus Jadotte, President and CEO of Center for Democracy & Technology Nuala O’Connor, and Managing Director of Rock Creek Global Advisors Daniel Price discussed the future of transatlantic cooperation on the digital economy at the Atlantic Council’s event […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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Trade in Action

May 8, 2015

TTIP Action | May 5

By Global Business & Economics Program

European Union Ambassador to the United States David O’Sullivan Speeches & Official Announcements EPP Group – Position Paper on International Trade ” It is estimated that in 2015, 90% of world growth will be generated outside the EU. It is a truism that more trade leads to higher productivity, contributes to increased external competitiveness and […]

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