Free trade has done more to advance the cause of human flourishing and improve the lives of people around the globe than any other system or program devised by man. The historical cooperation between Europe and North America in advancing free trade, economic opportunity, and open markets not only serves to connect our nations, but […]
After a boat trip through Hamburg’s imposing Speicherstadt and a short visit to the magnificent Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg’s newest landmark, the Expedition headed – through typical Hamburg weather – to the venue of the second session of the day: the illustrious headquarters of M.M.Warburg & CO, one of Germany’s few remaining privately-held banking institutions founded in […]
Free enterprise has done more to advance the cause of human flourishing and improve the lives of people around the globe than any other system or program devised by man. The historical cooperation between Europe and North America in advancing free trade, economic opportunity, and open markets not only serves to connect our nations, but […]
The US and the EU face many similar challenges in the digital age. We perceive this as a chance to shift the focus of their relationship toward more collaboration and proactive problem-solving which also addresses domestic issues on both sides of the Atlantic. Both parties can benefit if their cooperation embraces learning-based collaboration and a […]
Free enterprise has done more to advance the cause of human flourishing and improve the lives of people around the globe than any other system or program devised by man. The historical cooperation between Europe and North America in advancing free trade, economic opportunity, and open markets not only serves to connect our nations, but […]
The US and EU face many similar challenges in the digital age. We perceive this as a chance to shift the focus of their relationship toward more collaboration and proactive problem-solving which also addresses domestic issues on both sides of the Atlantic. Both parties can benefit if their cooperation embraces learning-based collaboration and a realization […]
Populism does not threaten the Transatlantic partnership; it stands to strengthen it. Recent events such as the election of Donald Trump Jr. in the United States and the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom have had clear, demonstrable strains of nationalism and populism attached to them, and inevitably, attendant negative externalities. Rather than view each […]
Since the financial crisis left a massive dent in the budget of many states, the press on both sides of the Atlantic has been crammed with stories of prominent multinational enterprises paying only a minuscule amount of corporate income tax. The public was shocked to learn of the elaborate – and more often than not […]
While governments across Europe argue mostly in favor of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership between the US and the EU (TTIP), TTIP is continuously losing support in public opinion, as Eurobarometer data shows. If you are a newspaper reader or an attentive public citizen the following fact might surprise you: European anti-TTIP-protestors are not […]
The current state of transatlantic relations in the field of digital trade is unclear. For companies and consumer this is an unacceptable and difficult limbo state to be in. Digital trade is crucial for nearly all firms, from large multinationals to small businesses that rely on online platforms to connect and trade with customers around […]