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  “Internet und Globalisierung” lautet die Überschrift der derzeitigen Kooperation des virtuellen Think Tanks Internet & Gesellschaft Collaboratory und unserem Projekt Futurechallenges.org. Wie beeinflussen sich Globalisierung und die Entwicklung des Internets gegenseitig? Die aktuellen Verhandlungen um ein Freihandelsabkommen zwischen den USA und der EU fokussieren dabei alle zentralen Fragen, die […]

This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013 to accompany a session on “The Future of Europe.” Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org/. On the first of July, the European Union welcomed its newest member. After a decade of negotiations, Croatia can finally wave the EU flag, and goods can travel […]

It’s now official: TAFTA/TTIP is finally on the negotiation table with the potential to become solid transatlantic reality within the next two or three years. The extremely short timeframe of this joint endeavor might sound very ambitious. Yet both the EU and the US are eager to sign this far-reaching agreement […]

No state in today’s world can escape globalization. The socialist policies adopted by former Egyptian president Nasser in the 1960s might have been suitable for his time. However, the present international system requires the removal of all trade barriers between states. In Egypt, some intellectuals are criticizing Egypt for taking […]

No economy can grow in isolation and in that respect trade plays a very important role. However, before getting into any trade agreement you need to do a proper cost-benefit analysis. The European Union has had its share of problems from mounting fiscal deficits to chronic depression, and India as […]