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And if these thoughts are in any way interesting... well with ECIPE colleagues we are looking at further work, but here is the last written contribution on the current state of globalisation... bsky.app/profile/davi...
"How 40 years of change brought globalisation without trust" - my latest long read (based on a talk given this morning) seems immediately relevant given further US-China tensions over global supply chains.
Global markets are a reality --->
ecipe.org/blog/the-new...
Global markets are a reality --->
ecipe.org/blog/the-new...
The New World of Trade – How 40 Years of Change Brought Globalisation Without Trust
Making sense of daily trade policy turbulence has become a major challenge. President Trump is just one part of a complex ever-changing picture.Stop the world to catch up is an understandable respons
ecipe.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM
And if these thoughts are in any way interesting... well with ECIPE colleagues we are looking at further work, but here is the last written contribution on the current state of globalisation... bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Of course, if there was a painless, guaranteed way in which Europe could make Trump change course, then sure... but better to be realistic about the genuine options and not fall into playing according to the rules (or not) of others.
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Of course, if there was a painless, guaranteed way in which Europe could make Trump change course, then sure... but better to be realistic about the genuine options and not fall into playing according to the rules (or not) of others.
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Might be one of the most important weeks in global developments for many years. But obviously some bloke changing political parties in the UK is more important... www.politico.eu/article/carn...
Carney to Trump: Back off on Greenland
Canadian PM urged NATO allies including the U.S. to “respect their commitments.”
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Might be one of the most important weeks in global developments for many years. But obviously some bloke changing political parties in the UK is more important... www.politico.eu/article/carn...
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Do Labour need to win voters that are currently planning to vote for Reform? Of course. Do they also need to stop alienating the much larger bank of voters who their strategy has lost over the past couple of years? Also yes. Does the Blue Labour strategy help with either of these? Self-evidently not
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Do Labour need to win voters that are currently planning to vote for Reform? Of course. Do they also need to stop alienating the much larger bank of voters who their strategy has lost over the past couple of years? Also yes. Does the Blue Labour strategy help with either of these? Self-evidently not