Trade On/Off – we published a new Aspen.Review!
We release the 1st issue of 2019 Aspen.Review, this time with the title Trade On/Off – you decide which way is the counter turning. We are happy to share with you this topic in the newest Aspen Review articles, interviews, and comments. And of course, we’re looking forward to your feedback!
Trade On/Off
Free trade has advanced due to favorable international order. Globalization together with the technological revolution have dramatically changed business models. The U.S. President has re-installed custom tariffs into the policy toolbox and China will definitely respond. May the Free Trade prevail.
President Trump has boldly decided to expose China’s economic strategy to the global community and challenge it head on. China is being forced to come to terms with the fact that business as usual cannot continue indefinitely —Kenneth R. Weinstein
Read the broader context of the U.S.–China tariff battle in the text A New Cold War Between the US and China by Kenneth R. Weinstein. He reveals the implications for the global economy as the triangle between the U.S., China and the EU accounts for a major chunk of global trade.
War in Which We Will All Be Losers
Our AYLP alumnus Lukáš Kovanda describes a War in Which We Will All Be Losers – although the losers are becoming politically radicalized, forecasts concerning the demographic development for the near future raise hope that even in the era of hyper-globalization, the negotiating power of human labor will continue to grow.
This is why we must continue to adhere to the principles of the freest world trade possible, and not succumb to dark analogies with the twentieth century—Lukáš Kovanda
Did you know that cars comprise two-thirds of Slovakia’s total exports to the U.S.? They mostly represent the luxury end of the market, which is why Slovak politicians are not yet panicking. Daniela Krajanová shares her Thoughts of Car Factory Managers on Trump’s Talk of Tariffs.
And in the interview with a Polish MEP Janusz Lewandowski you can read why the Brexit Budget Gap Is Not the Problem: “Looking from our perspective, the ‘Brexit budget gap’ is not the problem. The problem is the Law and Justice and Fidesz governments’ lack of credibility,” Lewandowski comments.
The Law and Justice government has only weak cards in the EU budget game. It is confronted not only with Brussels but also with the many Member States. In the first place, it is in conflict with Germany—Janusz Lewandowski
As usual, you can find more current topics such as Atomic Question Mark by Dominik Héjj, questions if it Can Happen Here? by Aviezer Tucker, or a promising warning: Bad Times Just Around the Corner by Mihai-Räzvan Ungureanu.
Read the whole articles at the Aspen.Review website, download the eBook version or get a hard copy at one of our events.
And the next issue? You can already be looking forward to the reflection on the 90s in the CE region – the freedom boom mixed with the values sale – that’s the next cover story: Citizenshop. Stay tuned!
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Jenda Žáček
Publishing Editor of Aspen.Review