Trade Policy in the EU: Market Focus or Geopolitical Tool?

Update: 2024-07-17

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Is EU trade policy primarily a market tool or a
geopolitical instrument?

In Episode 13, we delve into the complex interplay between market objectives and geopolitical strategies in EU trade policy, guided by research from Dr. Andrea Christou and Professor Chad Damro at the University of Edinburgh. Their study, featured in the Journal of Common Market Studies, investigates the extent to which the EU's Directorate General for Trade maintains its market-focused approach amidst increasing geopolitical pressures.

Read the article (open access): Andrea
Christou and Chad Damro. Frames and Issue Linkage: EU Trade Policy in the
Geoeconomic Turn. Journal of Common Market Studies 62(4): 1080-1096

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