AIG Global Trade Series

How is ESG impacting global trade relations? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Emily Rees, Senior Fellow at ECIPE and Managing Director at Trade Strategies Marie Kasperek, Executive Director of the Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) at Georgetown University Law Vasuki Shastry, Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House This...

What are the objectives of the TTC and how can these be met? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Elvire Fabry , Senior Research Fellow, Jacques Delors Institute Simon Lester , founder of Worldtradelaw.net Rupert Schlegelmilch , Acting Deputy Director-General, DG Trade, European Commission This podcast episode was recorded on 11 May 2022. The 2022 edi...

A turning point in global trade relations? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Simon Evenett , Professor of international Trade and Economic Development at St. Gallen University and Director of the Global Trade Alert initiative Marianne Schneider-Petsinger , Senior Research Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House Antonio Villafranca , Di...

Are regional agreements the future for global trade networks? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator, Financial Times James Crabtree, Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Asia Wendy Cutler , Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) This podcast episode was rec...

Can globalization deliver for all citizens, developing countries and SMEs? Moderator: Marie Kasperek , Executive Director, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law Panellists: Cecilia Malmström, Former European Commissioner for Trade (2014 to 2019); Peterson Institute for International Economics Marion Jansen , Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD This podcast epi...

Is the trade war doomed to continue? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Alicia García Herrero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel Stephanie Segal, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies This podcast episode was recorded on September 21, 2021 The AIG Global Trade Series 2021 examines the ongoing transformation of the world’s multilateral...

What are Latin America’s aspirations for reform of the global trade system, and what role can it play? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Shannon K. O'Neil, Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Alvaro Santos, Professor of Law and Facul...

Digital services boomed during the pandemic, bringing to the fore questions of global standards, governance, and taxation Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Chris Southworth, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce, UK Kelly Ann Shaw , Partner, Hogan Lovells Erik van der Marel, Senior Economist, European Centre for International Politic...

What would an increase in carbon pricing mean for global emissions and macroeconomics? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Christian Bluth , Senior Expert, Bertelsmann Stiftung Emily Lydgate, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, University of Sussex This podcast episode was recorded on July 6, 2021 The AIG Global Trade Series 2021 examines the ongoi...

How can new trade barriers in the post-COVID-19 world be avoided? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Speakers: Mary E. Lovely, Senior Fellow, The Peterson Institute John W.H. Denton AO , Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce This podcast episode was recorded on June 14. The AIG Global Trade Series 2021 examines the ongoing transformation of...

Will the future of globalization be decided by events in the Indo-Pacific? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Speakers: Vasuki Shastry, Associate Fellow, Asia Pacific Programme, Chatham House Deborah Elms, Founder and Executive Director of the Asian Trade Centre Tetsuya Watanabe, Vice President, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry , RIETI This pod...

What are the prospects for reform of the WTO; and how best to ensure that reform is supported by all? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Speakers: Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director, Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission Jennifer Hillman, Professor from Practice, Georgetown Law, Institute of International Economic Law; Former Member, WTO Appell...

Navigating the new direction of EU trade policy Moderator : Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, the Clingendael Institute Speakers: Elvire Fabry , Senior Research Fellow, Trade Policy and Brexit, Jacques Delors Institute Marianne Schneider Petsinger , Senior Research Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This podcast episode was recorded on 31st March 2021. The AIG Global Trade S...

Navigating the deglobalized “new normal” post COVID-19. Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: James Crabtree, Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House; Associate Professor in Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Alicia García-Herrero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel This podcast episode was recorded on...

The impact of protectionism on the global trade landscape. Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Chris Southworth , Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce UK Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs , Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce France Christian Bluth , Megatrends Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung This podcast episode was rec...

What can we expect for the digital economy after COVID-19? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center  Alan Beattie, Associate Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme and Europe Programme, Chatham House; and Senior Trade Writer, Financi...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is a major step for Africa’s role in international trade Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Katrin Kuhlmann, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown Law; President and Founder, New Markets Lab Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat This...

Reconciling global trade and sustainability Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Geneviève Pons , Director General of the Brussels office, Jacque Delors Institute Pascal Lamy , President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute This podcast episode was recorded on July 16 2020 The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 examines the ongoing challenges, opportunities a...

Where next for transatlantic trade? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Marie Kasperek , Director, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law; Non Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House Andreas Esche , Director, Bertelsmann Stiftung This...

What must be done to stop trade becoming a weapon in a 3-way geopolitical stand-off? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham House Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies Frans-Paul van der Putten, Senior Research Fel...

Can the WTO and G20 do anything about it? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Jennifer Hillman of the Council on Foreign Relations and Georgetown Law Center Rufus Yerxa , former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and current President of the National Foreign Trade Council This podcast episode was recorded on June 16 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic conti...

Europe’s response to Covid-19 and the pandemic’s impact on the EU trade agenda. Moderator: Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Elvire Fabry, Senior Research Fellow, Jacques Delors Institute Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director, Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission; European Union Visiting Fellow, Oxford University This podcast episode was recorde...

Where does Brexit leave the UK-US Trade Deal? Moderator: Rem Korteweg , Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Panellists: Marjorie Chorlins , Senior Vice President for European Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce David Henig , Director of the UK Trade Policy Project, European Centre for International Political Economy This podcast episode was recorded on June 25 2020. The AIG Global Trade Se...