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Bridging the Corruption Gap in Brazil
Written by Luis Felipe Morgado
The fight against corruption is an ever-present key issue in Brazilian media and society. It’s common knowledge that, despite Brazil’s vast economic potential and the country’s commitment to political and social stability, much of its growth has been sapped by the cancer of corruption. Whether through inefficient governance and institutions […]
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TAFTA | TTIP in the Light of the Modern Digital Age and its Significance for the Future of the ICT Industry
Written by Joachim Bühler
Abstract: The negotiations for the TAFTA I TTIP agreement encompass a broad spectrum of issues. Because of the far-reaching importance of ICT topics, the TAFTA I TTIP must include a Digital Agenda. BITKOM welcomes the High Level Working Group’s (HLWG) proposals and emphasizes the imperative to pay special attention to […]
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The Strategic Implications of TAFTA/TTIP: Will it Engage or Contain China?
Written by Vasilis Trigkas
Abstract: As China is moving up the value chain, both the EU and the US have seen their export shares declining in markets that they have traditionally dominated. This quantitative and qualitative evolution of Chinese exports has been to some extent attributed to China’s mercantilist national industrial policy and its […]
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Russia: The Sochi Olympics and a Storm of Swords over Homophobia
Written by Masha Egupova
On February 8, Russia will welcome international athletes to one of the most extravagant events in Russian history– the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Many foreigners imagine Russia as a country of relentless winters, with snowy mountain peaks and lowlands covered with ice, deserted because of low temperatures. Holding the Winter […]
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Why the TAFTA | TTIP will not Live Up to its Promises
Written by Ferdi De Ville
Abstract: Negotiations on a Transatlantic Free Trade Area, also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TAFTA | TTIP) have been officially launched in July 2013. This TAFTA | TTIP is sold by the European Commission with two main arguments and two additional points to reassure potential opponents. In the first category there […]
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Regimes Governing the Re-Use of Personal Data in the US and the EU: A Primer on Mass Surveillance and Trade
Written by Thomas Ruddy
Abstract: Like others before them, the negotiators of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TAFTA | TTIP) must observe differences in the regimes of their respective trading blocs. The international trade regime, for instance, is an EU competence, but national security is not. As for the re-use of personal data, […]
