Bob Savic

  Over the past two decades, the European Union has experienced deindustrialization (a reduction in industrial capacity), partly due to the shift of manufacturing overseas, which has created strategic vulnerabilities. This issue is particularly pronounced in essential sectors such as batteries, semiconductors, renewable energy, aerospace and defense. The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]

  The American-British trade relationship, once framed primarily by economic liberalism, is emerging into a nexus of investment, trade and technology security amid strategic alignments in the face of rising global tensions. For the United Kingdom, whose economy is still adjusting to the post-Brexit and post-pandemic environment, the goals of the United States-UK Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) […]

  In the wake of the extensive tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, a broader geopolitical standoff is taking place between the world’s two superpowers. This has become most evident with the Trump administration’s latest plans to pressure allies into scaling back ties with China. According to reports, America’s […]

Since 2014, bilateral trade between the EU and the U.S. has practically doubled. According to the European Commission, it reached 1 trillion euros for the first time in 2024. While trade flows have risen, the trade balance in favor of the EU has ballooned. Last year, the bloc exported 532 billion euros to the U.S., […]

  In January 2025, the United States and the European Union each announced new outbound investment screening measures. These aim to enhance efforts to safeguard vital sectors – such as technology and critical infrastructure – from potential exploitation by economic rivals, especially China. Outbound investment screening happens when governments regulate or restrict investments by domestic […]